Sunday, March 4, 2012

The Great Gatsby

     The speaker of The Great Gatsby is Nick Caraway, the occasion takes place during summer in various places in New York, and the subject is about Gatsby and the overall life of rich people. The narrator Nick Caraway, recently moved to New York from his home in Midwest because he started to get bored with his life there and wanted a new beginning. He moves to West Egg, which is a area specifically for people who get their money from working. His neighbor is also Jay Gatsby who lives in an extravagant mansion next to his house. Nick's cousin is Daisy, who is married to Tom Buchanan and he is also having a love interest with Jordan Baker. The subject of the story is mainly about Gatsby's life and a rich person's life as a whole. In the beginning of the story, Nick is constantly hearing rumors about Gatsby and how he was able to get his money. One of the rumors he hears is that he is involved in "bootlegging". Nick begins to learn a little bit more about Gatsby's life when he is invited to one of his parties and also in the in the Jordan Baker starts making connections about Gatsby and Nick's cousin Daisy.

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