The Great Gatsby has been proclaimed as the most definitive novel of that turbulent decade known as the "Roaring Twenties".
A young man pursuing the bond business came to New York. His name was Nick Carraway, and he became neighbor to the millionaire Jay Gatsby, in the district of West Egg. Across the Manhasset bay from West Egg was the more fashionable East Egg, where Nick's cousin and Gatsby's ex-lover, Daisy, lived. Because Daisy decided to marry the brutal, but wealthy, Tom Buchanan, instead of him, Gatsby dedicated his life to amassing riches- even if it meant the illegal smuggling of alcohol. Almost every week, Gatsby held parties at his house, hoping to attract Daisy's attention. Through his fair cousin Nick met a young, sporty woman named Jordan Baker. He soon learned that Tom was having an affair. Caught between a cheating husband and a relentless suitor, Daisy was helpless. …
