Why Isn't Jay Gatsby Ever Called the 'Crazy Ex-Boyfriend'?

Literature, movies, and TV are full of stalkers, but there’s a double standard: Men like Gatsby and Heathcliff are called devoted, but the women are considered nuts.

Dara Horn

Published Feb. 2 2018 10:03PM EST 

Dara Horn

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