Analyzing F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'

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David Beatenbo
April 30, 2018
American Lit.
Mrs. West

It is the 1920’s, New York City. A young man by the name Nick Carraway meets his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is your average wealthy man who lives in a mansion. While outside crime is at a rise and the “war to end all wars” (ww1) is finally over. People are going out and having the time of their lives. If you want to have some fun and feel like nothing in the world matters you will go to Jay Gatsby’s house. With all the parties he hosts there is no doubt that he is the man to be in New York.Which is why he is the most important character in the entire book.
Jay Gatsby’s backstory really is inspiring and it changes the way the reader thinks about him. The reader at the beginning of