The great gatsby 

The Great Gatsby - a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald - beautifully captures the mood of the 1920s and the inanity of the postwar American society that was obsessed with wealth and status. The narrator - Nick Carraway - is a bond broker in Manhattan who talks about his eccentric and enigmatic neighbour Jay Gatsby - a self-made millionaire. Gatsby hosts extravagant parties for a “who’s who” guest list, where his guests are unaware of their host. Carraway becomes cynically fascinated and entranced by Gatsby, and they strike a bond of friendship that nurtures many confidences. But, little does Carraway know that the parties were for that one chance for his reunion with his loved one - Daisy Buchanan, who is Nick Carraway’s cousin. Carraway soon learns that Daisy and Gatsby have a history, and arranges for a meeting between them. In the meantime, Daisy’s husband, Tom Buchanan, grows increasingly queasy about Gatsby. Through this tragic romance, Fitzgerald unveils the mentality of the American society i