1. Title The Great Gatsby
2. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. Genre/Type of Book Novel
Body
1. When/Where book takes place:
a. Time 1920’s b. Place Long Island
2. Who/what is the book about?
The book is about Gatsby who built a castle next to his ex-girlfriend’s house assuming she’ll like him again.
List principle characters
1. Jay Gatsby
2. Nick Carraway
3. Daisy
4. Tom Buchanan
3. Summarize Plot/Climax
What happened in the book?
Nick which is the main guy in the story went to college then moved to a dirty shack in long island, where he tries to make money using finance. Nick used to drink a lot and took mental sessions. Nick’s cousin Daisy is married to a guy named Tom who as described has a small mustache.
Next door to Nick is a castle where a mysterious man called Gatsby lives, Gatsby is the most important man in the city, but no one ever saw him, although he is in the first page of the daily newspaper. Gatsby was one of the famous guys in town everybody talks about him but no one ever saw him after he served in world war I. Gatsby throws parties every night trying to re-impress Daisy into coming to his party. Daisy and Gatsby where dating but Gatsby had to go to world war I where they broke up and never saw each other again, Daisy married Tom and lived with him, Gatsby never stopped loving daisy. One day Nick decides to go to Gatsby’s party and have fun, Nick takes daisy with him to the party to enjoy her time. Gatsby sees daisy and tells her about his feelings towards her. It turned out the daisy still had a bit of feelings toward him, she decided to leave Tom and marry Gatsby, but unfortunately Gatsby gets shot and dies in front of everybody.
Conclusion
Write a short paragraph about what you believe is the overall theme or purpose of the book, including the main idea and moral that the author has put forth through the events.
Love is the main theme of the novel; The Great Gatsby does not offer a definition of love, or a contrast between love and romance. It also focuses on the American dream, and wealth not being an important issue between people. The write shows how after all these years that Gatsby still loves daisy after he returned from World War I. It shows how true love can never be removed with distance.
Evaluation
Your opinion of the book
The Great Gatsby is a wonderful book, it talks about true love. The writer crafted the book perfectly; in my opinion Gatsby is really nothing more than a man desperate for love.