The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', set in the roaring summer of 1922 on Long Island, follows the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby through the eyes of his neighbor Nick Carraway, as Gatsby throws lavish parties in hopes of winning back his lost love, Daisy Buchanan. The novel explores the collision of old money, new money, and impossible dreams in the Jazz Age, revealing a devastating portrait of the American Dream corrupted by wealth, class, and self-deception. Fitzgerald's dazzling prose captures the hollow glamour of the 1920s, with unforgettable scenes and symbols, ultimately presenting a merciless diagnosis of a society that worships wealth and discards people, making it a short, tragic, and flawless masterpiece.