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This paper aimed at analyzing the plot structure and the style used in the novel The Great Gatsby. The theories applied to support the paper are Freytag-s Technique of the Drama written by Gustav Freytag (1896) and supporting theory entitles How to Analyze by Kenney (1966). The method used in this paper is a descriptive qualitative, which aims at analyzing and collecting data from some referential books, website, and other data sources that were useful for the analysis. The object of this study is the plot and the style in F. Scott Fitzgerald-s The Great Gatsby. The source is in the form of novel that was taken from The Penguin Book: The Great Gatsby, by F.Scott Fitzgerald. Library research is also used to gather and analyze information of the text. The analysis of the study shows that, in the novel the great Gatsby, there are five structures of the plot. (i) Exposition is when the narrator introduce the setting that are in New York, West Egg and East Egg, the main characters like Jay Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, and the Narrator Nick. (ii) the conflict happens when Tom and Gatsby argue in the hotel. (iii) the climax happens when Daisy kills Myrtle by Gatsby-s car. (iv) failing action is when Gatsby kills by George Wilson, (v) the end of the story is when there is no one attend Gatsby-s funeral and Nick moves back to West Egg. The style used by F. Scott Fitzgerald uses adjectives in order to create romantic sensation and visualize the story and also imagery to engage all five of the readers senses so that they can not only see, but hear, smell, taste, and feel what the characters are experiencing.