Friday, May 15, 2020

The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald - 1006 Words

The Great Gatsby is a book that you will read and instantly fall in love with. If you enjoy English and reading you ve probably thought about reading it. From the lavish and extravagant party scenes and the epic love between the two main characters this book is something you just can’t put down. It’s one of those books that you’ll end up reading in one day because you just can’t put it down. F. Scott Fitzgerald is an amazing author with interesting plots ideas and a great use of detail. The setting for this book is New York in the 1920s. There are many people and the hustle and bustle of New York is very prominent in this book. Most of the people in the book have a lot of money and the parties are very grand. The women wear flapper†¦show more content†¦West Egg is where the newly rich live. The people who have recently come into money are throwing huge parties to show off their new wealth. â€Å"I began to like New York, the racy, adventurous fee l of it at night, and the satisfaction that the constant flicker of men and women and machines gives to the restless eye.† The biggest parties happen at Jay Gatsby’s house every saturday night. Everyone from every walk of life in New York travels to go to his legendary parties. Nick gets invited to one of Gatsby’s parties and plans to attend the following Saturday. When he gets there he learns that he was the only person there to receive an invitation. Nick finds his friend that he knows through his cousin, Daisy. They both meet the mysterious Jay Gatsby to find that he is just as extraordinary as his parties. Gatsby tells Nick about his love for Daisy and how he would like for Nick to get them all together. Nick, knowing that Daisy is married, is hesitant but he eventually agrees because he knows that Daisy’s husband is cheating on her with another woman. When the three of them have tea Daisy and Gatsby fall back in love. They start an affair and Gatsby admits to throwing all of his extravagant parties just hoping that Daisy would show up one night. â€Å"They had never been closer in their month of love, nor communicated more profoundly one with another.† After that afternoon Jay and Daisy were more in love than ever, constantly

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