Reviews by Tag: american dream

The Great Gatsby is a captivating novel exploring love, ambition and the American Dream. The story follows Nick Carraway, a Midwestern bond trader, as he becomes a part of the lavish world of his interesting neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, is hopelessly in love with Daisy Buchanan, a married woman who is also Nick’s cousin. He throws grand, lavish parties in hopes of winning her affection.

The classic and captivating novel by esteemed author F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby is no stranger to the limelight of “best novels of all time”. Set in the roaring twenties, we are immediately taken to a place of lux and glamor of New York’s elite, amidst the Great Depression. This story will have you wondering what exactly the “American Dream” is all about? Main protagonist Nick Carraway is a simple man from the midwest, moving to New York to work at a big time company.

A Review of John Steinbeck’s Fictional Literary Work: Of Mice and Men

This classic was a pretty good read in my opinion. In the book, you are introduced to Gatsby who is the

eccentric man the book is centered around. He is a wealthy man who holds parties often and lives in a

considerably large house. It’s a story about parties, politics, life, romance, and society. The narrator of

this book is a man named Nick Carraway. Nick rents a house right next to Gatsby and becomes

interested and kind of drawn into all the drama that surrounds Gatsby. He learns more about Gatsby’s

A story that takes place in New York City in the 1920’s of the narrator, Nick Carraway, as he befriends the wealthy and mysterious Jay Gatsby and helps him try and reunite with his former girlfriend. Surprisingly, I really enjoyed this book. On the surface level, it is a very simple and straightforward read. Only 9 chapters, easy to follow, not a very complicated vocabulary. But what I enjoyed about this story was how there were so many aspects with hidden, deeper meanings. This is what really made the story worth reading for me.