The main content of this novel:
Jay Gatsby is a young millionaire. His past reputation is not very good, and he himself is quite suspicious. He doesn't have much contact with the social class he associates with, and no one knows how he got rich. Some people say that he made a fortune by making illegal wine during prohibition. There are also legends that he killed someone, or that he was a German spy in the war. Some people even say that he is Kaiser Wilhelm II's nephew.
In any case, although he held many luxurious banquets and many people went to his place to eat and drink, he was always a lonely man. All he wants is to "repeat the past": to be with the love of his life, Daisy. But Daisy is now married to a stable and respected millionaire, Tom Buchanan, and they have a daughter. For Gatsby, this did not prevent him from winning the love of Daisy, who felt bound by marriage, dissatisfied with it and liked Gatsby's attention.
Nick Callaway (first person), the hero of the novel, is a stockbroker on Wall Street. He is Gatsby's neighbor. Later, Callaway realized that no matter how dignified these rich people were in appearance, they were actually very "cold people", and Tom and Daisy were no exception. Tom has a lover, Melter, who is the wife of a gas station owner in the barren land between Long Island and the tall buildings in new york City.
One day, Gatsby invited Daisy to travel in his new car. In a traffic accident, Daisy accidentally knocked down Melter. To protect Daisy, Gatsby said he was driving. Gatsby was shot by Mel's husband. Few people attended Gatsby's funeral, not even Daisy. Callaway finally found Jordan, who had planned to attend the funeral, and realized that Gatsby's so-called identity was just an illusion. Then Callaway went to the Midwest, leaving only Gatsby's wishful dreams and sadness.