what is the great gatsby about

"The Great Gatsby" is a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald set in the Jazz Age of New York. The story follows the tragic tale of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy woman he fell in love with years ago. The novel explores themes such as social class, inherited versus self-made wealth, gender, race, and environmentalism, and its cynical attitude towards the American Dream. The book is narrated by Nick Carraway, who becomes Gatsbys neighbor and friend. Gatsby throws extravagant parties at his Gothic mansion in West Egg, a suburb near New York City, to impress Daisy and win her back. However, Gatsby's dream of Daisy is corrupted by money and dishonesty, and the American dream of happiness and individualism has disintegrated into the mere pursuit of wealth. The novel has been read as a pessimistic examination of the American Dream.