The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

“The Great Gatsby” is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1925. The story is set in the 1920s and takes place in Long Island, New York. The novel follows the life of Jay Gatsby, a wealthy young man who has made his fortune through illegal means and is obsessed with winning back his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.

The book is narrated by Nick Carraway, a young man who moves to New York to work in the bond business. Nick becomes Gatsby’s neighbor and develops a close friendship with him. Through Nick’s eyes, we see Gatsby’s lavish parties and extravagant lifestyle as well as his mysterious past and hidden motivations.

As the novel unfolds, we learn that Gatsby’s obsession with Daisy stems from their past romance. Daisy is now married to Tom Buchanan, a wealthy and powerful man who is having an affair with a woman named Myrtle Wilson. Gatsby and Daisy begin to rekindle their romance, but their happiness is short-lived as events unfold, leading to tragedy.

“The Great Gatsby” is a commentary on the decadence and excess of the Roaring Twenties, as well as the corruption and moral decay of the wealthy elite. It also explores themes of love, identity, the American Dream, and the impossibility of recapturing the past.

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“The Great Gatsby” is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1925. The story is set in the 1920s and takes place in Long Island, New York. The novel follows the life of Jay Gatsby, a wealthy young man who has made his fortune through illegal means and is obsessed with winning…

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