The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic novel in first
person narration. It's the 3rd book written by the author which turned
out to be a supreme achievement in his career.
As the story starts, Nick can be seen moving from the Midwest to the
west Egg, Long Island seeking his fortune as a bond salesman. In this
new place he encounters a mysterious person, Jay Gatsby who is Nick's
next-door neighbor. He gets involved in the plan of Gatsby to reawake
his lost love Daisy Buchanan. He eventually meets Daisy and starts an
affair with her.
But why does Daisy want to kill her husband? And who has killed Gatsby?
Lot of mysteries are yet to unfold.
Through this definitive tale on American culture, Fitzgerald pits a
chaste dream against the corrupting influences of wealth and comes up
with an epic story that can best be defined as 'a Great American novel'.