The Great Gatsby

Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything but one thing will always be out of his reach. Everybody who is anybody is seen at his glittering parties. Day and night his Long Island mansion buzzes with bright young things drinking, dancing and debating his mysterious character. For Gatsby young, handsome, fabulously rich always seems alone in the crowd, watching and waiting, though no one knows what for. Beneath the shimmering surface of his life he is hiding a secret, a silent longing that can never be fulfilled and soon this destructive obsession will force his world to unravel.

Prescribed Text for HSC 2009-2012-Advanced Module A: Comparative Study of Texts and Context: Elective 2: Texts in Time