The epigraph of this novel proclaims “Lover, gold hatted-high bouncing lover, I must have you!” Dr. TJ Eckleburg watches over George and Myrtle Wilson in the Valley of Ashes, while Jordan Baker, Tom and Daisy Buchanan, and Nick Carraway reside on either E

This “bildungsroman,” or coming-of age-story, was published in 1945. It is divided into two parts (Southern Night, and The Horror and the Glory), and deals with motifs such as the individual versus society, the importance of education, and the injustices