F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, takes place on Long Island around the Roaring Twenties, during the era of Prohibition. The fictional character and narrator Nick Carraway talks about his experiences with the people of Long Island, which are divided into two parts, East and West Egg. After living in West Egg, Nick quickly realizes how selfish and neglectful the people of Long Island are. The only character who is truly a good person is Jay Gatsby, Nick's neighbor, an extremely wealthy man. As alcohol is illegal at present, it is one of the most sought after commodities in the country. Three important elements of the novel are when Nick says that Gatsby turned out "good" in the end, how Daisy Buchanan acts and why she acts the way she does, and what repels and delights Nick Carraway. Jay Gatsby is an extremely wealthy man. a man who earns his wealth through alcohol smuggling. He doesn't necessarily start out so rich; Gatsby grows up in a poor family, he is ashamed of living in poverty and wants to change the way he lives. He meets a man named Dan Cody who teaches him everything he knows about how to dress and live a wealthy life. After Cody's death, Gatsby meets a seventeen-year-old girl named Daisy who he is crazy about. Shortly after falling in love, Gatsby leaves to fight in the war, leaving Daisy alone and lonely. When Gatsby returns from the war, he discovers that Daisy has left him for another man. Her departure does not change how he feels about her and even pushes him to try more than ever to get her back. Gatsby even gets a house right across the street from Tom and Daisy's right across the lake so he can be closer to her. He throws these scandalous parties every fortnight just hoping that Daisy will show up to at least one... middle of paper ...... by having no real friends. No one shows up at his funeral except his father, Mr. Gatz, and Owl Eyes. Nick's perspective completely changes and realizes that Daisy and Tom are carefree people. He's tired of living in West Egg, so he returns to Minnesota and ends everything he had with Jordan Baker, Daisy's friend. Nick thinks that Gatsby turned out well in the end, compared to the others. Daisy Buchanan acts the way she does because it makes her look innocent and hides who she really is. Nick is absolutely disgusted by the way the people of Long Island are acting. Ultimately, Nick returns to the Midwest and becomes disenchanted with the Eastern way of life. The characters in The Great Gatsby are no different from people in today's world. It shows how selfish some people are and how unfair life is sometimes and that's why this book is still so popular today..