The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 

With over 25 million copies sold worldwide, The Great Gatsby explores the themes of decadence and idealism, and the effects of unencumbered wealth in capitalistic society, set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. At its heart, Gatsby is a cautionary tale and a revealing look into the darker side of the American Dream.

Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner in 1920s Long Island, witnesses the extravagant and ultimately empty lives of the wealthy. He's drawn into the orbit of his mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire obsessed with his lost love, Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby throws lavish parties hoping to recapture Daisy, who is married to the arrogant and unfaithful Tom Buchanan. Daisy's inability to leave her comfortable life with Tom leads to tragic deaths. Nick, disillusioned by the superficiality and moral decay of the elite, reflects on the shattered American Dream.