The narrator of the novel is originally from the Midwest. He relocates to New York to begin a career in the bond business. He has dinner with a distant cousin that lives nearby and meets some very interesting and intriguing people through this relationship. He sees first hand how wealth and power can benefit one man and bring harm to another. The young man recounts these memories after moving back home to the Midwest. His …showed first 75 words of 1521 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1521 total…of a heart attack. Jay Gatsby’s life is a replica of Fitzgerald’s. This novel enlightens you to accept what you cannot change. The things that you can change should be thought out wisely. It compels you to believe in who you are and to be cautious of whom you trust. Even those born with a silver spoon in their mouth are descendants of people that began from the bottom of the totem pole.