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- Title: The Great Gatsby
- Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Published: April 10, 1925
- Genre: Novel, Classic
About the Book
The Great Gatsby is a novel by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is set on Long Island's North Shore and in New York City from spring to fall of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan.
Characters
- Jay Gatsby: The mysterious millionaire who throws extravagant parties in the hope of rekindling his romance with Daisy Buchanan.
- Daisy Buchanan: The beautiful and desirable wife of Tom Buchanan, who is the target of Gatsby's affections.
- Tom Buchanan: Daisy's husband, a wealthy and aristocratic man who is jealous of Gatsby's affluence.
Themes
- The American Dream: The novel explores the idea of the American Dream and how it can be both a driving force and a destructive one.
- The Decline of the American Dream: Fitzgerald depicts the decline of the American Dream during the 1920s, a period known as the Roaring Twenties.
- The Corruption of the American Dream: The novel also examines how wealth and materialism can corrupt the American Dream.