Book Report The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He is widely known for his stories about America’s “Jazz Age” in the 1920s. In this particular story of his, the main setting of the story is in East Egg, West Egg, and New York. East Egg and West egg are both neighborhoods where lavish people live. The main characters are situated in these areas. The main characters of the story are Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan, and Tom Buchanan. Jay Gatsby is a man who is widely known for throwing huge and grand parties in his mansion. He is in love with a married woman, Daisy Buchanan. Daisy is an elegant and rich woman who was Gatsby’s past lover. However, she is now married to Tom Buchanan. Tom Buchanan is a wealthy man and usually described as

Myrtle and George are married to each other. Jordan Baker is a close friend of Daisy. The plot starts with Nick going on a trip to East Egg to visit Daisy and her family. Upon arriving to their mansion, he meets Jordan Baker. While they are having their afternoon tea, Jordan tells Nick about the affair Tom is having with Myrtle Wilson. Myrtle’s husband, George, does not know anything about the affair. However, Daisy notices something suspicious about them. Soon, Nick goes to Gatsby’s party for the first time. Gatsby introduces himself as someone who studied in Oxford, and came from a wealthy family. Quite some time after the party, Nick organized an afternoon tea for Gatsby and Daisy, which was originally Gatsby’s plan. At their meeting, Daisy and Gatsby were both surprised to see each other. By this time, Nick knew that these two people had a history. Gatsby was still in love with Daisy, and he believes her with him too. After this event, Gatsby saw Daisy with Tom in one of his parties one night. He was surprised and happy to see her in his mansion. Days after the party, Gatsby coincidentally met Tom in their mansion one summer afternoon. Gatsby, Tom, Daisy,