THE INTRO

The Great Gatsby, first published in 1925, is widely regarded as one of the most important works
of American literature of the period. It's a successful and tragic work known for its author's
exceptional ability to portray a cross-section of American culture. Fitzgerald, noted for his
imagistic and poetic style, puts up a mirror to the society in which he lived in The Great Gatsby.

Introducing the Writer Fitzgerald, Francis Scott Key (September 24, 1896 – December 21,
1940), was an American novelist and short story writer whose works are considered to be the
definitive works of the Jazz Age. His love for and motivation for Zelda Sayre led him to marry
her. Fitzgerald plunged into a wild, reckless lifestyle of parties and extravagance after 'The Great
Gatsby/ made him a literature celebrity, all while feverishly attempting to please Zelda by
writing to gain money. He is largely considered as one of the twentieth century's best American
writers. He has completed four novels including The Great Gatsby which are; This side of
paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, ad Tender is the Night. As a final tribute to him, The Love
of the Last Tycoon, a fifth unfinished Other short stories by Fitzgerald explore themes such as
youth and promise as well as adolescence. His ability to capture the atmosphere of a generation
during a politically and socially vital and unstable period in American history is part of
Fitzgerald's appeal in The Great Gatsby.

With the exquisite poetry, spot-on depiction of the Jazz Age, and probing critiques of commerce,
love, and the American Dream, The Great Gatsby is often regarded as Fitzgerald's best work.
Fitzgerald traveled to Valescure, France, to write in 1924, seeking a change of environment to
inspire his creativity. The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel told by Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner
who moves to the village of West Egg on Long Island, next door to the rich and mysterious Jay
Gatsby's home. The story recounts Nick and Gatsby's odd connection as well as Gatsby's pursuit
of Daisy, a married lady, which eventually leads to his exposure as a drug dealer and demise.

The Summary
The Great Gatsby is a narrative narrated by Nick Carraway, who was once Gatsby's neighbor,
and it takes place after 1922, when the events of the novel take place. Nick has just relocated
from the Midwest to West Egg, Long Island, with the hopes of making a living as a bond
salesman. Nick flies across the Sound to meet his cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband, Tom,
a huge, intimidating man Nick knew in college, shortly after his arrival. There, he meets Jordan
Baker, a professional golfer.

Nick's more humble and grounded existence contrasts dramatically with the Buchanans' and
Jordan Baker's affluent lives in terms of sensibility and luxury. Nicholas is surprised to see
Gatsby standing in the dark and stretching his arms toward the lake when he gets home that
evening, as well as a lone green light across the Sound.

When Myrtle Wilson, Tom Wilson's mistress, invites him to meet her, Tom Wilson, a flagrant
adulterer, accept After an afternoon of drunken behavior, Myrtle and Tom fight over Daisy,
Tom's wife, in an unsettling conclusion Angry, Tom fractures Myrtle's nose with a single, precise
move.
Nick is enthralled by his next-door neighbor, Gatsby, who throws weekly parties for the wealthy
and stylish. Nick runs across Jordan Baker, a mystery neighbor, during one of these gatherings
and discovers what he's been up to. The reader isn't told what they talk about, but Jordan is
blown away by what she's learnt.
In the novel The Great Gatsby, Gatsby and Daisy are reunited after a lengthy separation. Nick's
home is immaculately prepared, thanks in large part to the hopeless romantic Gatsbys'
generosity. The reunion of the old lovers is a little nerve-wracking at first, but the two quickly
get at ease with each other.

It is said that Jay Gatsby was born James Gatz to a family of "shiftless and failed" farmers, but
around the age "A hazy personal capacity" for five years during which he went three times
throughout the continent, Dan Cody became his mentor. Jay had matured into a man by the time
Cody died, and he had begun to determine who he would become. Having invented a family
background, Jay Gatsby was created.
Idealistic dreamer Gatsby is convinced that the past can be fully recovered. What Gatsby
remembers from Daisy's history is what Nick learns from Gatsby's story. First-half narrative is
around the Buchanans' love affair with Tom and Daisy.

Gatsby and Daisy's relationship blossoms, and they see each other on a regular basis. Daisy must
explain to Gatsby that she has never loved Tom but has always adored him. Tom knows Daisy
better than Gatsy and is confident that she will not abandon him: his money and influence, honed
through decades of privilege, will win despite his freshly acquired fortune. In a case of mistaken
identification, Gatsby was assassinated by his buddy Wilson Wilson. Nick is left to assist with
Gatsby's funeral arrangements following his death, although no one appears really worried about
his death.

Before Gatsby goes, Nick visits Gatsby at his home and on the beach where Gatsby had stood
with his arms outstretched, facing the green We are all like Gatsby, Nick says at the end of the
novel, boats drifting up a river, pushing forward but feeling the tug of the past.
Toby's death was a result of Tom Buchanan's actions, Nick discovers after running with him
again Both guys debate their relationship until Nick decides to take an early train home.

Character List and its Analysis;

Nick Carraway
Nick, the novel's narrator, is a young Minnesotan who, after graduating from Yale and serving in
World War I, moves to New York City to learn the bond business. Nick is typically a confidant
for individuals with troublesome secrets since he is honest, tolerant, and slow to pass judgment.
The Great Gatsby is presented totally through Nick's eyes, and the tale is shaped and colored by
his ideas and views.

Jay Gatsby
Gatsby, the novel's main character and protagonist, is a tremendously wealthy young man who
lives in a Gothic home in West Egg. He's famed for throwing extravagant parties every Saturday
night, but no one knows who he is, what he does, or how he acquired his wealth. Nick sees
Gatsby as a highly flawed guy who is dishonest and rude, but who, despite his flaws, is "great"
because of his tremendous optimism and ability to turn his ambitions into reality.
Gatsby exposes himself to be a naive, optimistic young man who bets his life on his aspirations.
Daisy is inspired with an idealized perfection that she will never be able to achieve in reality,
thanks to Gatsby. His vision of her disintegrates, showing the corruption that riches brings along
with it, as well as the unworthiness of the aim.

Daisy Buchanan
Daisy is a lovely young woman from Louisville, Kentucky, who is partly modeled on
Fitzgerald's wife, Zelda. She is Nick's cousin and Gatsby's love interest. Daisy was a popular
young debutante in Louisville, especially among the military men stationed nearby, including Jay
Gatsby. Daisy fell in love with Gatsby, and the two had love before Gatsby went out to serve in
the war. For better or worse, she is Gatsby's obsession, and she represents upper-class females.

Jordan Baker
A secretive, distant, and intriguing character, Jordan has Nick hooked from the very beginning of
the story. Jordan is a well-to-do person However, despite her recent move to New York City
from somewhere in the Midwest, she's quickly made her way up the social ladder to become one
of the world's most famous golfers, Jordan is a Roaring Twenties "new lady." Her cynicism and
personality identify her as a "new woman." In this way, the story draws attention to the social
and political turmoil of the Jazz Age.

George Wilson
Myrtle's husband, the dead, weary proprietor of a run-down auto shop on the outskirts of the
Ashes valley. George adores and idolizes Myrtle, and her romance with Tom has crushed him.
When Myrtle is slain, George is overcome with sadness. George and Gatsby are similar in that
they are both dreamers who are destroyed by their unrequited love for ladies who adore Tom.
Myrtle Wilson

Tom Buchanan
Tom is most notable for his physical and mental toughness. He is physically intimidating, with a
big, muscle-bound physique. Tom's body is a "cruel body" with "enormous power," which he
gained as a college athlete, according to Nick. He is Daisy Buchanan's spouse and a former Yale
University football player.

Meyer Wolfsheim
A famous person in organized crime, Gatsby's buddy. Wolfsheim assisted Gatsby in making his
fortune drug dealing unauthorized alcohol before the events of the novel. Gatsby's ongoing
association with him shows that he is still engaging in criminal activity.

Ewing Klipspringer
The vapid scumbag who appears to be living in Gatsby's home and spending his host's money.
Klipspringer vanishes as soon as Gatsby passes away—he doesn't show up for the burial, but he
does phone Nick regarding a pair of tennis shoes he left at Gatsby's estate.
Plot Analysis and POV
Great Gatsby is about how tough it is to change one's future and how impossible it is to relive the
past in any meaningful way. Narrator Nick Carraway's intriguing and well-off neighbor Jay
Gatsby is the novel's main character. The story of Gatsby is the major topic of the work despite
the fact that we know so little about him at first, thanks to Nick's introduction and the title of the
book. Daisy, Nick's cousin and the girl he once loved, tells us what Gatsby wants as the tale
progresses and Nick is increasingly entangled in Gatsby's complicated universe. An enemy is
anybody or everything that stands in Gatsby and Daisy's way.

The novel's climax occurs when Tom's sweetheart, Myrtle, mistakenly believes that Gatsby's
vehicle is Tom's and runs out into the street, where she is struck and murdered. When Myrtle is
killed, Daisy is driving Gatsby's vehicle, but Gats In the end, everything comes to a fast
conclusion. For the sake of protecting Daisy, Gatsby assumes the blame, while George, Myrtle's
husband, seeks retribution by killing Gatsby (and then himself) Gatsby had already died a
metaphorical death when he discovers that Daisy won't contact him and isn't going to go away
with him in the end after all. His dream is finally shattered, and he faces reality for the first time
on the morning of his death.

From Nick's point of view, The Great Gatsby is written in first-person restricted viewpoint. To
put it another way, Nick speaks as if it were his own words and recounts events as the only way
he can find out what other characters are thinking is if they Aside from setting up Daisy and
Gatsby's meeting, Nick does not play a major role in the story. When it's time to tell the story of
Gatsby and Daisy's critical encounters, he fades into the background.
It's always a concern for readers when a story is narrated by one of the characters in the first
person. An individual who tells a tale will nearly always be untrustworthy in some manner
because of his or her own views.

Nick is also untrustworthy because of his affection for Gatsby, which influences his
interpretation of the tale and contrasts with his obvious dislike for the other characters in the
novel. He sees Gatsby as a symbol of optimism, which biases his viewpoint and causes us to
doubt his portrayal of Gatsby and Daisy as characters. Nick's partiality is evident from the
beginning of the book, when he says, "There was something lovely about him [Gatsby],"

Setting and Symbol

From New York to the regions known as West and East Egg, The Great Gatsby's action takes
place along this route. The fictional peninsulas of West Egg and East Egg are based on two real-
life peninsulas on Long Island's northern shore. Myrtle and George Wilson own a run-down
garage in the "Valley of Ashes," halfway between the Eggs and Manhattan.
After arriving at the city on the Queensboro Bridge, Nick experiences a tremendous positivity:
"The city is always seen for the first time, with all its wild promise of mystery and beauty." As
he continues, "Now that we've crossed this bridge, anything may happen." Nick's real experience
in New York, however, is often depressing, like when he sees "young clerks spending the most
beautiful moments of the night and life".
 While both East and West Egg are rich areas, the more stylish East Egg is home to households
with inherited wealth, or "old money." Residents of West Egg, on the other hand, who are newly
wealthy, such as Gatsby, imitate European nobility to look established.
Despite such lavish displays of riches, the story argues that the metropolis, suburbs, and valley of
ashes all share a spiritual and psychological emptiness. Finally, it doesn't appear to matter where
the characters end up along the corridor between New York and the twin Eggs. Nobody in 'The
Great Gatsby' is satisfied with their lifestyle.

The Green Light

Throughout the story, the green light represents Gatsby's yearning and optimism. It also
represents everything that makes him uncomfortable and sends him back in time. It also
symbolizes green things (money), his memories of Daisy, and the divide between his past and
present life. He selects a home in a position where he will be able to enjoy the tempting sight of
green light. He likes standing on the pier and looking at the green light, which represents his
strong desire to bring his past back to life. He hopes he will be able to regain the time he has lost
one day. The fake green light represents his phony and unrealistic life aspirations.

The Valley of Ashes

The valley of ashes is a metaphorical location in the novel that appears for the first time in
chapter two. Nick visits in the intention of locating his mistress. It's a place made by dumping
industrial waste between East and West Egg. It shows how industrial society has lost its morals
and social ethic. It also depicts the bleak position of those without ambition, such as George
Wilson, who dwell among the ruins. This is a strong symbol that portrays the socioeconomic
divide between the affluent and the poor in society at the time and lose their energy as a result, is
also symbolized by the valley of ashes, as well as now.

Tone and Theme

Nick has conflicted and conflicting feelings towards Gatsby and the tale he tells. He criticizes
Gatsby's excesses and violations of etiquette and ethics at times, but he also romanticizes and
admires him, portraying the novel's events in a nostalgic and elegiac tone.

Marriage and Love:

Love is rarely represented as a happy event in for most of the novel's duration, Tom is infidelity
to an ironic twist, Tom's mistress (Myrtle) is a working-class lady who is married to a fellow
working- Even though Tom is married to the "it" girl of the upper class, he looks to be reaching
below his social station to find the missing piece as opposed to leaving her husband for the new-
money Gatsby, Daisy chooses to stay with her husband, who is from the same social level as her.
To protect her marriage, Daisy causes a hit-and-run accident.
Class/Social Status:
When it comes to Daisy, Gatsby is only able to act after accumulating a big sum of money.
Toward the end of the book, Nick deems Tom and Daisy "careless people" who "smashed things
and left other people clean up the mess they had made." The accident appears to have brought
them closer together. It doesn't matter how much money Jay spends or how much time he spends
with individuals who have been wealthy their whole lives; he will never truly be part of the "old
money" set It's possible that Jay will be able to keep up with them, but he will never be one Rich
people continue to look down on Jay and others with "new" money, even as they appear to make
place in their life for newcomers to the affluent social scene.

Name; Abhilekh Thapa Magar

Roll no. 207115

To; Sir. Bharat Prasad Neupane,

Advanced English II