Gatsby is the mystery millionaire that every one wants to be seen with but no one actually seems to know anything about. He throws lavish parties but without actually seeming to participate in more than a cursory way. Nick Carraway moves into a small shack next door and Gatsby makes it a point to get to know him. It doesn't take long for Nick to learn why. Gatsby fell in love with Daisy (a cousin of Nick's) years ago and has done everything he could for the past several years to put himself in a position to try and woo her away from her husband, the brutish Tom Buchanan. Now that he has Nick in his court, he feels like his dream is finally on the threshold of becoming reality. Unfortunately, not all dreams end with a Happily Ever After.
It's interesting because I've been reading about this time in US History as part of our high school history course and excess is the big thing they keep talking about in that book and it is readily apparent in this as well. Excess is everywhere with no regards to consequences. It's sad to see and sadder to see how little we've learned since then. It definitely seems like a cautionary tale of the time and one that seems to be misunderstood by many who just watched the movie. Speaking of the movie, I want to find time to watch it so I can compare. Yeah, yeah, I know it won't be as good as movies so rarely are but there can be good adaptations and I'm curious.
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