The Great Gatsby

Summary: This 1920s-era novel is the novel that defined the “Jazz Age.” It is told through the perspective of Nick, a visitor to his cousin Daisy and cousin-in-law Tom on New York’s old-money East Egg district. It doesn’t take long before Nick meets his extravagantly wealthy neighbor, Jay Gatsby, who lives in the West Egg district, and begins to slowly unravel the story of his past.