The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel set in the Roaring Twenties that explores themes of wealth, love, and the American Dream. It follows Nick Carraway, a young man who moves to West Egg, Long Island, and becomes entangled in the lavish world of his mysterious and wealthy neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is obsessed with rekindling his past romance with Daisy Buchanan, who is now married to the arrogant Tom Buchanan. As Gatsby’s dream collides with reality, the novel reveals the emptiness of excess and the illusions of the American Dream, culminating in tragedy. Through its vivid prose and symbolism, The Great Gatsby critiques the moral decay beneath the glittering surface of the Jazz Age.