The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is a book based on love between a man and a woman. The story mainly focuses on love but on a higher scope it brings out America in the 1920s and how society was eroded off moral values as at that time. This love story is set in the 1920s a period of jass and decadence. Jay Gatsby, a poor army officer falls for Daisy who marries a rich man while jay is oversees. After the war Jay becomes a multi millionaire focusing on making money, throwing parties and enticing Daisy to return to his life (Fitzgerald 8). Nicky Caraway who is the cousin of Daisy is the narrator of the story in this book. Nicky is telling it through the filter of time this is confirmed by his own admission, come back from the east last autumn having been fascinated by his experiences there. The story is rooted on his impartiality and good judgment (15). Tom Buchanan who is Daisy’s husband is portrayed as a proud man brought out by the luxurious lifestyle of playing …show more content…
By involving herself with Tom Buchanan she changes her personality and enters into the class of the elite. She leads a secret life with Tom at the same time gaining power and dominance in her life. Through her the dark side of Tom of being unfaithful is unveiled.
Henry C Gatz is jay Gatsby’s father and a reminder of his humble upbringing. He is not much mentioned and maybe this is the reason why Gatsby forgets his background and enters into a completely different lifestyle. Other characters in the book like George Wilson Mytle’s husband, Catherine, Mytle Wilson’s sisters who in the story knows hers sisters secret life and allows herself to partake of its benefits, Meyer Wolfshiem; Gatsby’s business partner who helped him build a fortune through unjust ways, Michaelis a charitable person in the novel portrays that good can still exist among all evil, Dan Cody he is the mentor of Gatsby in his formative