"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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The Secret War of Nick Carraway There was once a time in America where the word "gay" referred to the state of being happy. Girls who showed no interest in the members of the opposite sex were simply deemed "tomboys" and nothing else. Boys who loved to shop at the Banana Republic were considered to be "in touch with their feminine side". It was morning in America, and every boy was looking for a sweet …

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…rectly hinting that Nick was a homosexual, something that was not yet accepted by society at that time. Some might call this theory ignorant, but a close examination of the details would reveal that Nick is in fact a gay man. Source F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby. New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1925 Scott Donaldson. "Fitzgerald Biography." F. Scott Fitzgerald. 2002. College of William and Mary. 9/18/03 < http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/fitzgeraldbio.html>