The Great Gatsby -a radical translation-

Before I begin, I will start with a brief rundown of "The Great Gatsby." Its a story of deceit, misconception, and vice, all during a time when that was just the norm. the roaring 20s. Alcohol prohibition. Industrialization. It was a difficult time in America. But also an extravagant one. The Great Gatsby is a highlight to the extravagance, and an exploration into the lives of the rich during the 20s. The book itself though is very challenging to comprehend and with not a lot of actual issues happening its hard to get into. Theres a many ways to radically translate Gatsby.

           The opening scenes of Radical Gatsby, would be of New York City in all of its glory. The gritty and the luxurious. The Valley of Ashes to Broadway. Instead of The original Gatsby being a side hand bootlegger dealing under the table, he is now a crime lord recognized by everyone from NYC to Massachusetts. The Great Gatsby. The most notorious crime boss of the age. Head of the coal companies mining around the city. All illegal product goes through him. Not one case of bootlegged alcohol gets into the city without his permission. All the competition fears him. Nobody dares attempt to bring him down due to his immense wealth and power. But what does he stand for? What is The Great Gatsby's purpose for all of it? The Beautiful Damsel Daisy Buchanan.  He knew her in their youth before he went off to the war. They were in love. In his absence she was swept away by another man. Tom Buchanan. She slowly moved on and forgot his name. She was disconnected from Gatsby by being engaged to Tom, and not getting out much after that. She knew him as James Gatz, and doesnt recognize the ever so popular Gatsby.
            Now we're brought to Nick Caraway, who arrives in NYC after his escapade in the war, and being frightened by the goings on in the west, he decides to transfer himself east. He finds himself in the bond business by day, and doing grunt work for the local mafia by night. Little does he know what he is getting himself into with this mafia. One day Nick goes to visit his cousin and his main connection in the city. She invited him to meet her and her husband at their house for dinner. He's very excited to see Daisy again. Nick gets swept into this new world of criminals and lies. When the Boss Gatsby finds out about Nick's relation to his secret lover Daisy, he sends for Nick. He is invited to one of the parties held at Gatsby's house. They are the center of the night life in the city. Everybody who is anybody shows up. The Boss requests that Nick invite Daisy to his home so he can surprise her. When it is revealed to her that The Great Gatsby, the menace of new york is her lover James Gatz from her youth she is overwhelmed and not sure how to even take it. She and Gatsby begin a secret affair behind Toms back. When he finds out, stuff gets real. During the showdown between the two gentleman Daisy gets torn between who to be with. The story leaves us off with a heartfelt feeling, on the edge of our seats wondering "what went wrong?" and "how can this be?" It has to have everyone wanting more, because thats just what being radical is.