The Great Gatsby is a book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925. It is set in the fictional town of West Egg, in the summer of 1922. Throughout the book, Fitzgerald describes Gatsby, Nick, Tom and Daisy. It describes Gatsby as being mysterious due to a dark past. Then there is Nick who plays the most important role in the book, and is the narrator of the story. Fitzgerald also describes Tom and Daisy as the couple who just can't get it right. The Great Gatsby is a mysterious book full of twists and turns all along the way. Gatsby is a good person, but his character seems suspicious due to his unknown past. Nick is the one who actually takes the time to understand Gatsby and he does, but it takes him a minute. Gatsby was a devious and cunning individual (Fitzgerald 54). At the beginning of the book, Gatsby also deceives Nick. For example, when Nick first moves in next door to Gatsby, he notices a shadow in his neighbor's yard. Nick thinks it's Gatsby and a moment later he looks up and the shadow has disappeared. Nick is confused for a second because he didn't hear any noise. There is a point in the book where Gatsby lies to Nick. In The Great Gatsby, Nick and Gatsby argue about how Gatsby received his money. Gatsby told Nick that he had inherited his money. Then Gatsby starts making up several lies to hide what he told Nick earlier. Gatsby then tells Nick that he was in the drug business and then the oil business, but now he was in neither. Nick can tell he's lying because he can't keep his stories straight. Despite this, Nick remains in Gatsby's corner throughout the novel, even when others spread lies and rumors about Gatsby (Hermanson). Even though Ga...... center of paper......Pidgeon, John A. "The Great Gatsby". Modern Age 49.2 (2007): 178+. Literary resources from Gale. Network. January 23, 2014.Roulston, Robert and Helen H. Roulston. “The Great Gatsby: Fitzgerald's Opulent Summary (1925).” The Winding Road to West Egg: The Artistic Development of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell University Press, 1995. 155-169. Rpt. in Children's Literature Review. Ed. Jelena Kristovic. vol. 176. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Literary resources from Gale. Network. January 23, 2014. Sutton, Brian. "Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby". (interpretation of the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald)." The Explicator 55.2 (1997): 94+. Literary Resources from Gale. Network. January 14, 2014. Young, Thomas Daniel. "The Great Gatsby: Overview." Reference Guide to American Literature. Ed. Jim Camp. 3rd ed. Detroit: St. James Press, 1994. Literary Resources from Gale. 2014.