The Great Gatsby: Easy to read Layout

The novel is exquisitely written; not a word is wasted. The Great Gatsby is one of the most important works in American literature - and to many the great American novel - The Times The story of the book primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession to reunite with his ex-lover the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgeralds magnum opus The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence idealism resistance to change social upheaval and excess creating a portrait of the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream. Many literary critics consider The Great Gatsby to be one of the greatest novels ever written.