New York, buzzing with ever-hopeful expectations and the raw vigour of life, has seen its share of stories. It watches quietly as men, once deemed great, crumble slowly into ashes. Most men and stories cannot withstand the brutal effects of time. They lie forgotten, while new battles are fought and new legends are created – but some stories are different. They have earned the right to be remembered.
Nick Carraway, best described as perfectly boring and straightforward, is in for the roller coaster ride of his life when he moves in next to the enigmatic puzzle that is Mr. Jay Gatsby.
The elusive Mr. Gatsby seems to live in a world created solely of glittering parties, champagne and crystal chandeliers. A world populated by a host of strange and fascinating guests who arrive, uninvited, and treat his enormous mansion as their own.
But even in the midst of this vibrant world, Gatsby cannot mask his complete and utter isolation. He stands apart from the crowd, cloaked in a secret which none of his shallow, whimsical guests could even begin to understand and Gatsby soon realises that he is being driven mad by a desire which he cannot hope to fulfil on his own.
So the momentous task to assist him falls upon Nick, the only one who is able to empathise with Gatsby and who longs to unveil his mysterious past. But In doing so, Nick stumbles upon New-York’s so-called 'high-class society'. A distorted, paper-thin, shimmering world of artificial laughter, practiced mannerisms and empty words. An intricate society made of secrets, lies and deception, a society which threatens to corrupt even the greatest of men.
As Nick gets more and more caught up in Gatsby and his grand romantic vision he begins to really understand the lonely man whom everyone believed they knew.
Some believed Gatsby was an eccentric billionaire, others that he was a German spy or a murderer. While the speculations surrounding him grew increasingly bizarre, only Nick seemed to have the right idea. It didn’t matter who Gatsby was, or where he was from. He was, and would always remain ‘The Great Gatsby’.
In the telling of Gatsby’s story, Nick is the perfect narrator. He observes events with a certain shocking clarity, observations which he then brings to life with his love for lyrical prose, symbolism and gorgeous imagery.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author, has created a tragic, haunting masterpiece with all the aspects of this world that we have come to love and fear. It is a book which focuses on desires and dreams, on the thin line between illusion and reality, on the complexity of time and the mortality of a class of society which had begun to believe that it was immortal.
On the evening that Nick Carraway dropped in to meet his neighbour, he thought he was meeting just another man. But it was this man who brought Nick’s uneventful everyday life crashing down. A frustrating, lovable, puzzle of a man who challenged everything Nick thought he knew about human nature, a man who changed his life forever.
The only question remains...
Would you like to meet him too?
- Sunaina
Nick Carraway, best described as perfectly boring and straightforward, is in for the roller coaster ride of his life when he moves in next to the enigmatic puzzle that is Mr. Jay Gatsby.
The elusive Mr. Gatsby seems to live in a world created solely of glittering parties, champagne and crystal chandeliers. A world populated by a host of strange and fascinating guests who arrive, uninvited, and treat his enormous mansion as their own.
But even in the midst of this vibrant world, Gatsby cannot mask his complete and utter isolation. He stands apart from the crowd, cloaked in a secret which none of his shallow, whimsical guests could even begin to understand and Gatsby soon realises that he is being driven mad by a desire which he cannot hope to fulfil on his own.
So the momentous task to assist him falls upon Nick, the only one who is able to empathise with Gatsby and who longs to unveil his mysterious past. But In doing so, Nick stumbles upon New-York’s so-called 'high-class society'. A distorted, paper-thin, shimmering world of artificial laughter, practiced mannerisms and empty words. An intricate society made of secrets, lies and deception, a society which threatens to corrupt even the greatest of men.
As Nick gets more and more caught up in Gatsby and his grand romantic vision he begins to really understand the lonely man whom everyone believed they knew.
Some believed Gatsby was an eccentric billionaire, others that he was a German spy or a murderer. While the speculations surrounding him grew increasingly bizarre, only Nick seemed to have the right idea. It didn’t matter who Gatsby was, or where he was from. He was, and would always remain ‘The Great Gatsby’.
In the telling of Gatsby’s story, Nick is the perfect narrator. He observes events with a certain shocking clarity, observations which he then brings to life with his love for lyrical prose, symbolism and gorgeous imagery.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author, has created a tragic, haunting masterpiece with all the aspects of this world that we have come to love and fear. It is a book which focuses on desires and dreams, on the thin line between illusion and reality, on the complexity of time and the mortality of a class of society which had begun to believe that it was immortal.
On the evening that Nick Carraway dropped in to meet his neighbour, he thought he was meeting just another man. But it was this man who brought Nick’s uneventful everyday life crashing down. A frustrating, lovable, puzzle of a man who challenged everything Nick thought he knew about human nature, a man who changed his life forever.
The only question remains...
Would you like to meet him too?
- Sunaina