The Great Gatsby and Related Stories [Deckle Edge Paper] The Library of America Corrected Text The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a timeless masterpiece that has captivated readers for generations with its haunting themes of love, greed, class, and the American Dream. Set in the roaring twenties, the novel follows the story of Nick Carraway, a young man from the Midwest who moves to Long Island's North Shore, seeking to escape the confines of his small-town upbringing and find his place in the world. As he becomes entangled in the lavish lifestyle of his wealthy neighbors, particularly the enigmatic Jay Gatsby, Nick finds himself drawn into a web of desire and deceit that ultimately leads to tragedy. At the heart of the novel is the alluring and elusive Gatsby, a self-made millionaire with a mysterious past and an unquenchable longing for Daisy Buchananan, the object of his unattainable desires. Through Gatsby's doomed love for Daisy, Fitzgerald explores the corrupting influence of wealth and the destructive nature of human obsession. The Great Gatsby is a sweeping tale of love, greed, and the fragility of the human spirit, set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age, a time of decadence and excess.

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