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The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is set in the 1920?s during the Jazz Age. Nick Carraway is a man in his late twenties residing on West Egg island in Long Island, New York living a ?normal? life. That is, until he meets his mysterious neighbor, a wealthy man named Jay Gatsby. He is a man of mystery, living in a mansion that is constantly full of people, music, and fun. Nick?s ?normal? life gets thrown topsy-turvy when he gets involved in the life of this extraordinary millionaire. Marred by jealousy, cheating, and lying, Nick begins to feel the essence of living a glamorous life in the ?20?s. He showed this when he said, ?Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.? All along, I felt sorry for Nick being dragged into more and more tragedy, but I especially felt bad for him during one instance. His friend Daisy was married to Tom, but Tom was having an affair with Mrs. Wilson and Daisy had a thing for Gatsby. Daisy and Gatsby were driving home from town after an argument among


st the group of friends when they passed the Wilson?s gas station. Mrs. Wilson ran out to Gatsby?s car, because they were driving Tom?s car, and was hit. Mr. Wilson went positively crazy, and Nick felt torn by his mixed feelings towards his supposed friend Gatsby. ?I disliked him so much by this time that I didn?t find it necessary to tell him he was wrong.? Gatsby?s insensitivity brought on by his lifestyle made Nick despise him. This is the part where I think Nick really started opening his eyes to how Gatsby really was. This book really displays how the life of an important person is, especially in that time period. At first, Nick is awed and drawn in by the glamour and prestige, but he eventually figures out for himself how rough it really was. Although this book was set back in the ?20?s, the lessons you learn from it still apply to society and life in general today. Anyone could read this book and draw a few lessons about life from it. Summary The Great Gatsby was set in the 1920?s. It?s about the lives of a group of people who all become entangled in a web of, lying, scand

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