The Great Gatsby

The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his passion and obsession with the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. The book explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval and excess, creating a portrait of the Roaring Twenties regarding the American Dream.

“In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. ‘Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.’ ”

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