Nick Carraway narrates a story about his time in the East, working as a bondsman in NYC but residing on Long Island at West Egg. His next door neighbor, Jay Gatsby, hosts lavish parties each weekend. Not knowing where he gained his wealth, people create stories about him and his past. As Nick develops a relationship with "the Great Gatsby", he learns about his past (is it accurate??) and his present goal: to regain the affections of Daisy, a girl from his past who is now married. Daisy lives across the water from Gatsby. Daisy is also Nick's cousin.
Mr. Fitzgerald depicts the vacuity of the 1920s well. The desire to gain wealth dominated the decade. Materialism was a driving force.
I especially enjoyed reading this novel's beautiful writing: Fitzgerald's word choice, his ability to incorporate imagery, and his powerful allusions.
Warning/points to discuss: excessive drinking, adultery, lying/deception, materialism, selfishness, murder, suicide, in Gatsby's younger days he was intimate with a lot of woman (no descriptions are included-just stated)
-I own two copies of the this novel-one for my son, one for me.
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