Review on the FIRST 100 PAGES of the The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald - Book Report/Review Example

Book Review: "The Great Gatsby" By F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby is a novel written by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby title refers to a character in the book, Jay Gatsby. The author uses his characters to illustrate the level of immorality and greed for wealth among the Americans. The novel is about Nick Carraway, a former student at Yale and a fighter in the World War 1, who decides to spend the 1922 summer in the West Egg district (Francis and Ruth 47). Nick’s main interest is to learn more about bond business.

His new neighbor is a wealthy man, Jay Gatsby who parties every Saturday. Nick’s cousin, Daisy introduces him to Jordan Baker when having dinner. Nick and Jordan start a love affair after the meeting. Gatsby is in a secret relationship Tom’s wife. Tom was the husband to Daisy. Tom later kills Gatsby through shooting. The novel expresses romance as the main theme. It narrates about two individuals who were in love but later broke up. This is a symbol of the collapse of the American dream and spirit in the 1920s.

It also shows the philosophical belief that Americans had about wealth during those years (Francis and Ruth 56).I like the symbols that Francis uses to bring out the theme of the book clearly. For instance, the valley of ashes is a symbolic representation of how the rich engage in immoral behaviors in pursuit of wealth. The green light shows Gatsby’s aspirations for the future as well as his strong urge to have daisy (Francis and Ruth 81). I recommend this book for students to should read and find how attractive the author explains his ideas using symbols.

Students should read the book to feel the emotional attachment it has on the readers.Works citedFitzgerald, Francis S, and Ruth Prigozy. The Great Gatsby. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Print.