The Great Gatsby6

A detailed Summary of The Great Gatsby6

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is set in the 1920's during

the Jazz Age. Nick Carraway is a man in his late twenties residing on West

Egg island in Long Island, New York living a "normal" life. That is, until he

meets his mysterious neighbor, a wealthy man named Jay Gatsby. He is a

man of mystery, living in a mansion that is constantly full of people, music,

and fun. Nick's "normal" life gets thrown topsy-turvy when he gets involved

in the life of this extraordinary millionaire. Marred by jealousy, cheating,

and lying, Nick begins to feel the essence of living a glamorous life in the

'20's. He showed this when he said, "Everyone suspects himself of at least

one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest

All along, I felt sorry for Nick being dragged into more and more

tragedy, but I especially felt bad for him during one instance. His friend

Daisy was married to Tom, but Tom was having an affair with Mrs. Wilson

and Daisy had a thing for Gatsby. Daisy and Gatsby were driving home from

up dead, and everyone winds up hurt in one way or another. Daisy and Tom

really begins when Tom finds out that Daisy's love for Gatsby has rekindled.

driving Tom's car, and was hit. Mr. Wilson went positively crazy, and Nick

loved him back. After all of this emotional suffering, Nick realizes that he

remain together, Mr. Wilson is crazy, and Nick is hurt by Jordan who never

One day while in town, Tom and Daisy fight, so Gatsby drives Daisy home in

Wilson's gas station. Mrs. Wilson ran out to Gatsby's car, because they were

Tom's car. On the way, they hit a woman who turns out to be Mrs. Wilson

player, Jordan Baker. After Mr. Wilson finds out who was in the car that

Approximate Word count = 773
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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