The Great Gatsby
(F. Scott Fitzgerald)
One of the reasons people continue to read and re-read the tragic tale of Jay Gatsby is because it provides us with a glimpse of a bubble in time. A time when America was young and fancy free. Scott's own wife has been said to have inspired the infamously immature and oblivious Daisy. Both Fitzgeralds openly admitted that Scott used Zelda's diary as inspiration often when shaping his female characters early on in his writing career. (Later on of course, this would be the subject of debate between the two of them...as Zelda desperatly tried to leave some mark on society. She tried writing, dancing, painting...ended up mad. ) Jay Gatsby himself is mysterious, handsome and unattached. We are reminded constantly throughout the book that he is "nouveau riche" and may have gained his fortune through unscrupulous methods. Bootlegging, perhaps? This was during prohibition. Gatsby's weakness is Daisy; whom he courted before going to fight in WWI. While he was gone, Daisy; being impetuous and impulsive, went ahead and married Tom Buchanan (old money) because he's wealthy and fun. The trendy couple is living on Long Island on one of the "eggs" at the time of the story. Across the water on another egg is a glorious party house owned by Jay Gatsby. He's been throwing lavish parties for hundreds of peple every night looking for Daisy. People get drunk and wild; loud jazz permeates and flappers dance the Charleston. But Gatsby; he's not partying. He's looking for Daisy! She fails to show on her own. Lucky for Gatsby he's got a tenant on his land in his guesthouse. When he figures out his tenant happens to be Daisy's cousin; forget about it!! A lunch is arranged, the two lovers are reunited...sweetly, secretively. Daisy's husband you ask? Well, don't worry about him. He's got his own action on the side; a poor disillusioned woman. As you may well imagine...things end badly! But it's full of imagery and drama. One of the best of the 20th century.
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