The Great Gatsby

Considered to be F. Scott Fitzgerald's greatest work, "The Great Gatsby" (1925) follows a cast of characters living in a fictional town on prosperous Long Island (New York) in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. It explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream.