SUMMARY: In the roaring twenties, Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner, narrates his entanglement with his wealthy neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Gatsby throws extravagant parties, yearning to recapture the past and win back Nick's cousin, Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby's lost love. Their reunion exposes the emptiness beneath the glittering facade of wealth. Gatsby's dream is shattered by social divides and Daisy's inability to fully escape her privileged world. The American Dream's dark side unfolds as Gatsby takes the fall for Daisy's carelessness, leaving Nick to ponder the wreckage of their lives.
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