Reading Report 1 by Mauricio López

The Great Gatsby

The title of the book is The Great Gatsby, the name of the author is F. Scott Fitzgerald and the genre of this novel is tragedy.

I chose this book because it's a book that I have already been interested before, in the TV and shows I have seen different parodies of the book, however, the book itself I have never read it and by just looking at the description of the book I was trapped because I enjoy the genre of tragedy and with a touch of suspense I believe that this book is definitely a must read.

The novel is set in and around New York, in the 1920s, post World War One, at a time known as the Jazz Age. 

The main characters are:

-Nick Carraway who is an ex-Yale alumni and a veteran of WW1. He is easy-going and optimistic.

-Jay Gatsby who is a young, mysterious millionaire with shady business connections. He is a mysterious, passionate and intelligent man.

-Daisy Buchanan, she is Nick's second-cousin and member of the high socialite. She is a shallow, self-absorbed and young woman. 

-Thomas "Tom" Buchanan is a millionaire who lives in East Egg and is Daisy's husband. He is selfish and an arrogant man. 

-Jordan Baker is an amateur golfer with a sarcastic streak and an aloof attitude, and Daisy's long-time friend. She is Nick Carraway's girlfriend.

-George B. Wilson is a mechanic and owner of a garage. He is dumb and lunatic. 

-Myrtle Wilson who is George's wife and Tom Buchanan's mistress. She is unloyal and a liar. 

On the first part, we are able to meet Nick Carraway, he starts to introduce himself, being a Yale ex alumni and also a veteran of WW1. He decides to return to a place he had a house, being this set in the village of West Egg on Long Island. When he starts to prepare for everything as he was moving, he discovers that he is a neighbour of a wealthy man by just looking at the magnificent mansion that he owns. At the front of his house, at the other side of the lake in the refined part of the village, it's the place where Thomas Buchanan lives, with Daisy his wife and who's actually Nick's cousin. Tom. At the very beginning of the summer, because of the news of Nick´s arrival he was invited to a dinner party to celebrate and met everyone.