The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby unfolds in the glittering world of the 1920s Jazz Age, where wealth and excess mask deeper struggles. Narrated by Yale graduate Nick Carraway, the story orbits the enigmatic Jay Gatsby, a millionaire known for his lavish parties and obsessive love for Daisy Buchanan. As Nick becomes entangled in Gatsby’s pursuit of Daisy, the novel explores themes of idealism, resistance to change, and the American Dream’s fragility. Fitzgerald paints a vivid portrait of a society obsessed with status, using symbols like the green light across the bay and the haunting eyes of T.J. Eckleburg to underscore the emptiness beneath opulence. The prose is lyrical yet piercing, critiquing the moral decay hidden by roaring parties and glittering surfaces. Through Gatsby’s tragic arc, the book questions whether dreams can ever truly outweigh reality—or if they’re destined to crumble like sand castles.