![]() ![]() But at his mansion east of New York City, in West Egg, Long Island, where the party never seems to end, he's often alone in the glittering Jazz Age crowd, watching and waiting, as speculation swirls around him-that he's a bootlegger, that he was a German spy during the war, that he even killed a man. ![]() ![]() Young, handsome, and fabulously rich, Jay Gatsby seems to have everything. And the characters and the storyline take you back to the fun, exciting parties and nights in the city, and also the shady, unlawful, sinful ways to gain wealth and popularity.A must-have new edition of one of the great American novels-and one of America's most popular-featuring a new introduction by Min Jin Lee, the New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko, and a striking new cover that brings the quintessential novel of the Roaring Twenties into the 2020s The messages are clear and inspirational. The symbolism in this book is subtle, yet simple. The book just shows that you cannot disguise a careless heart, and that sometimes it takes a tragedy for everyone to see the cruel person inside of you. Being rich and famous isn't as great as people think it is, as the most popular men and women have their personal lives are exposed, and their selfishness and cold hearts are revealed. The famous quote, "All that glitters isn't gold" holds true in this book. You get to see what New York was like in the twenties through the eyes of the wealthy and socialites. This book captured the 20s era, and then sufficiently and thoroughly displayed the high and low points of the decade. ![]()
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