The unknown writer Nick came to New York from his hometown in the Midwest, Gatsby's luxurious mansion next to his residence. A grand banquet is held here every night. Nick and Gatsby met and became interested in inquiring about Gatsby. The result of the inquiry is: Nick understands that Gatsby has a deep feeling in his heart.
Gatsby was not rich when he was young, he was a major officer. He fell in love with a girl named Daisy, and Daisy also fell in love with him. When the First World War broke out, Gatsby was transferred to Europe. Seemingly accidental but also inevitable, Daisy broke up with him and married Tom, a dude from a wealthy family. Daisy's life after marriage is not happy because Tom has another mistress. The satisfaction of material desires cannot fill Daisy's spiritual emptiness. Gatsby was in great pain. He firmly believed that it was money that made Daisy betray the chastity of the soul, so he determined to become a rich man. A few years later, Gatsby finally succeeded. He built a mansion opposite Daisy's residence. Gatsby spends money like earth and plays music all night long, trying to get Daisy's attention to redeem the lost love.
Touched by Gatsby's infatuation, Nick went to visit his long-lost cousin Daisy, and conveyed Gatsby's feelings to her. Daisy was always teasing during her meeting with Gatsby. Gatsby faintly listened to her arbitrary mercy, and naively thought that the inexorable relationship had ended as desired. However, the real tragedy quietly began at this time. Daisy is no longer the Daisy of the old days. Daisy just took the ambiguity between them as a kind of excitement. Nick finally noticed it, but it was too late. Once Daisy drove her husband's mistress to death while she was upset. Gatsby has taken the responsibility of driving to protect Daisy, but Daisy has made up his mind to abandon Gatsby. Under Tom's provocation, his mistress's husband shot and killed Gatsby. Gatsby eventually became a victim. Gatsby didn't notice the mocking smile on Daisy's face until his death. Gatsby's tragedy is that he dedicated everything to his beautiful dreams, while Daisy, as the incarnation of his ideal, only has a beautiful body. Although Daisy had long since empathized, and even though he could clearly hear that "her voice was full of money," he still did not change his original intention and stubbornly pursued the relived dreams. Daisy and her husband were already on the way to travel in Europe at this time. The love is finally over. Nick witnessed the ignorance of human reality and felt deeply disgusted, so with a tragic mood, away from the noisy, indifferent, empty, and false metropolis, he returned to his hometown sadly.
