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TheGreatGatsbyReview

TheGreatGatsbyisprobablyF.ScottFitzgerald'sgreatestnovel--abookthatoffersdamningandinsightfulviewsoftheAmericannouveauricheinthe1920s.

TheGreatGatsbyisanAmericanclassicandawonderfullyevocativework.LikemuchofFitzgerald'sprose,itisneatandwell--crafted.Fitzgeraldseemstohavehadabrilliantunderstandingoflivesthatarecorruptedbygreedandincrediblysadandunfulfilled.Thenovelisaproductofitsgeneration--withoneofAmericanliterature'smostpowerfulcharactersinthefigureofJayGatsby,whoisurbaneandworld-weary.Gatsbyisreallynothingmorethanamandesperateforlove.

TheAuthor

F.ScottFitzgeraldwasbornonSeptember24,1896,inSt.Paul,Minnesota.Hisfirstnovel'ssuccessmadehimfamousandlethimmarrythewomanheloved,buthelaterdescendedintodrinkingandhiswifehadamentalbreakdown.FollowingtheunsuccessfulTenderistheNight,FitzgeraldmovedtoHollywoodandbecameascriptwriter.Hediedofaheartattackin1940,atage44,hisfinalnovelonlyhalfcompleted.

Overview

TheGreatGatsbyisastorytoldbyNickCarraway,whowasonceGatsby'sneighbor,andhetellsthestorysometimeafter1922,whentheincidentsthatfillthebooktakeplace.Asthestoryopens,NickhasjustmovedfromtheMidwesttoWestEgg,LongIsland,seekinghisfortuneasabondsalesman.Shortlyafterhisarrival,NicktravelsacrosstheSoundtothemorefashionableEastEggtovisithiscousinDaisyBuchananandherhusband,Tom,ahulking,imposingmanwhomNickhadknownincollege.TherehemeetsprofessionalgolferJordanBaker.TheBuchanansandJordanBakerliveprivilegedlives,contrastingsharplyinsensibilityandluxurywithNick'smoremodestandgroundedlifestyle.WhenNickreturnshomethatevening,henoticeshisneighbor,Gatsby,mysteriouslystandinginthedarkandstretchinghisarmstowardthewater,andasolitarygreenlightacrosstheSound.

Oneday,NickisinvitedtoaccompanyTom,ablatantadulterer,tomeethismistress,MyrtleWilson,amiddle-classwomanwhosehusbandrunsamodestgarageandgasstationinthevalleyofashes,adesolateandrun-downsectionoftownthatmarkstheconvergenceofthecityandthesuburbs.Afterthegroupmeetsandjourneysintothecity,MyrtlephonesfriendstocomeoverandtheyallspendtheafternoondrinkingatMyrtleandTom'sapartment.TheafternoonisfilledwithdrunkenbehaviorandendsominouslywithMyrtleandTomfightingoverDaisy,hiswife.DrunkennessturnstorageandTom,inonedeftmovement,breaksMyrtle'snose.

Followingthedescriptionofthisincident,Nickturnshisattentiontohismysteriousneighbor,whohostsweeklypartiesfortherichandfashionable.UponGatsby'sinvitation（whichisnoteworthybecauserarelyisanyoneeverinvitedtoGatsby'sparties—theyjustshowup,knowingtheywillnotbeturnedaway）,Nickattendsoneoftheextravagantgatherings.There,hebumpsintoJordanBaker,aswellasGatsbyhimself.Gatsby,itturnsout,isagracioushost,butyetremainsapartfromhisguest—anobservermorethanaparticipant—asifheisseekingsomething.Asthepartywindsdown,GatsbytakesJordanasidetospeakprivately.Althoughthereaderisn'tspecificallytoldwhattheydiscuss,Jordanisgreatlyamazedbywhatshe'slearned.

Asthesummerunfolds,GatsbyandNickbecomefriendsandJordanandNickbegintoseeeachotheronaregularbasis,despiteNick'sconvictionthatsheisnotoriouslydishonest（whichoffendshissensibilitiesbecauseheis"oneofthefewhonestpeople"hehasevermet）.NickandGatsbyjourneyintothecityonedayandthereNickmeetsMeyerWolfshiem,oneofGatsby'sassociatesandGatsby'slinktoorganizedcrime.Onthatsameday,whilehavingteawithJordanBaker,NicklearnstheamazingstorythatGatsbytoldherthenightofhisparty.Gatsby,itappears,isinlovewithDaisyBuchanan.Theymetyearsearlierwhenhewasinthearmybutcouldnotbetogetherbecausehedidnotyethavethemeanstosupporther.Intheinterveningyears,Gatsbymadehisfortune,allwiththegoalofwinningDaisyback.HeboughthishousesothathewouldbeacrosstheSoundfromherandhostedtheelaboratepartiesinthehopesthatshewouldnotice.IthascometimeforGatsbytomeetDaisyagain,face-to-face,andso,throughtheintermediaryofJordanBaker,GatsbyasksNicktoinviteDaisytohislittlehousewhereGatsbywillshowupunannounced.

Thedayofthemeetingarrives.Nick'shouseisperfectlyprepared,duelargelytothegenerosityofthehopelessromanticGatsby,whowantseverydetailtobeperfectforhisreunionwithhislostlove.Whentheformerloversmeet,theirreunionisslightlynervous,butshortly,thetwoareonceagaincomfortablewitheachother,leavingNicktofeelanoutsiderinthewarmththetwopeopleradiate.Astheafternoo