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 amongst the group of friends when
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