THE GREAT GATSBY
F. Scott Fitzgerald
SUMMARY
Nick, who narrates the story, lives next to Gatsby´s house in the West Egg. Gatsby is a rich and misterious man, he organizes parties but he doesn´t take part in them. He is interested in only one person, Daisy Buchanan, who is Nick´s cousin.
Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan who bought her a Pearl necklace to win her heart. Tom was unfaithful with his wife, he cheated on her with Mrytle Wilson.
One day, Nick received an invitation to go for one of Gatsby´s parties. He was the only one who was invited, the others, went uninvited. There, he met Gatsby and soon they became friends, although Nick doesn´t trust very much in him. What really wanted Gatsby was asking Nick a favour, he would like Nick to arrange an appointment with Daisy. Nick accepted and in few days Gatsby and Daisy met and they became lovers again.
They have known each other for a long time but they had been separated when the war started. Daisy waited for him, but he didn´t come back inmediately the war finished.
Daisy was the only true love of Gatsby, all that he did, was to be closer to her.
When Tom met Gatsby, he didn´t get on well with him. One day, they were all together and Tom and Gatsby started to fight over who takes the love of Daisy. Gatsby started screaming and Daisy was really scared.
After, they left the hotel´s room and headed home. Gatsby and Daisy were in the same yellow car. Daisy was driving it and by accident they run over and kill Tom's lover, Myrtle Wilson.
George Wilson, Myrtle's husband, discovered who was the owner of the yellow car, Gatsby, so he entered in his house, he shoot and killed Gatsby, then he shoot himself.
DID I LIKE THE BOOK? DO I RECOMMEND IT?
I liked this book because of many reasons.
First, because Gatsby during all the story was loyal to his first love although they have been five years without meeting each other.
Secondly, I also liked the way Nick is, he was a really modest guy who didn´t want to take advantage of his friends and Gatsby.
Finally, Daisy represents the fear of changes, when she prefers to stay with Tom before being with Gatsby.
I really enjoy reading this book and obviously I recommend it although it´s a sad love story.
SOME CHARACTERS
DAISY BUCHANAN
NICK CARRAWAY
Nick narrates the story. He is Gatsby's neighbour and Daisy's cousin. He lives next to Gatsby's house.
Nick is a good person, at the beginning he didn't trust in Gatsby but finally, he said that he is worth more than all the others.
JAY GATSBY
Gatsby was a person who has a lot of hope,in fact, he waited for five years for his first love, Daisy. He also was a really misterious person, almost no one knows who is the real Gatsby.
He hides his true identity, he was a poor man, and one day a man called Cody taught him to act like a rich man.
TOM BUCHANAN
MYRTLE WILSON
She is a secondary character. She is Tom's lover and George Wilson's wife.
At the end of the novel, she dies.