Nick soon finds, however, that all the outer window dressing hides a tremendous sense of emptiness

The narrator Nick Carraway, originally from the Midwest, moved to the fabled East Coast of the United States to work as a bond broker. There he pulled into a superficial and glittery world that seems alien to him and makes him feel like an outsider.
We are in 1920, often called "the roaring twenties". Nick soon discovers that his neighbor has many large and intense the great ten partying with loud music and hundreds of people. He is eventually an invitation to one of these parties, where he witnessed the rich artificial world that is wrapped in tinsel and finery, and soaked in a free flow of alcohol.
Nick soon finds, however, that all the outer window dressing hides a tremendous sense of emptiness and meaninglessness. All he meets gives him a feeling that they are not happy, the great ten and they yearn for something different or longs for the past. They are all representatives of the rootless modern the great ten man who has trouble finding his place and make his real life.
The host of the extravagant feasts is Jay Gatsby, the great ten but Nick is in a short time realize that no one really knows who the host is. That is why many rumors about him, and whispered and brilliant in the corners. When Nick finally meets Gatsby, he makes an indelible impression on him, and he is eager to find out more about the host.
Eventually he finds out that Gatsby really the great ten is a romantic dream that has created a name for themselves and made an impressive class travel from poor boy to obscenely rich mansion owner and businessman. He thus becomes a representative of the American dream that every individual can move up and forward in the world through hard work and achieve material wealth. The aim of Gatsby, however, has always been to regain the great ten his youth great love, which is Nick's cousin Daisy. The material success can not make him happy as long as the last and most important piece is missing.
The narrator Nick gets vote of reality in this deafening chorus of naive dreamers. He tells Gatsby that it is impossible to repeat the past, but Gatsby refuses to listen to him. He will still keep the dream alive and being provoked by Nick realistic outlook on life. It must prove that it has dramatic consequences.
It is a linguistic feast to read this novel. It is full of elegant formulations and sharp observations, and Fitzgerald had a great talent when it comes to giving an accurate portrayal of their characters with just a sentence the great ten or two. He also leads a sharp pen that reveals people's dissimulation and masks. It is as ludicrously when Daisy tries to portray her husband Tom as intellectual by telling Nick that Tom has been so profound the great ten and read books with long words in. In addition, the symbolic plane that gives this story an added dimension and creates rich associations the great ten with us as readers.