The great Gatsby

A detailed Summary of The great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby --- F. Scott. Fitzgerald

Nick describes his journey back to the West Egg from Daisy and Tom's Home...A worthy mention is our introduction to the advertisement billboard of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg and it's imposing eyes which "brood over the solemn dumping ground." Upon this "ash road" lives Tom Buchanan's mistress...Myrtyle. Myrtyle and her husband live at her husbands place of work...a mechanic's garage.....Tom Buchanan previously made great efforts to get Nick to "see his girl." Wilson is interested in purchasing Toms car....There home is rather drab and does not seem to be fitting to a person as extravagant as Myrtyle...Myrtyle even dresses extravengently in her "home." Myrtlye is a dashing person with noticeable features of which include her partyish clothes and demeanor.She totally ignores her husband,Wilson, upon here meeting with Tom and Nick and walks directly towards Tom in greeting. She also is aggressive over Wilson as we are hinted when she orders him rather rudely to get some chairs for her guests. Tom ar

ranges for him and Myrtyle to meet later unbeknownst to her husband...as they set off towards New York...w

Jordan then reveals to Nick Gatsby's plan of using Nick and his cottage as a catalyst for their relationship. Nick seems to be alright with this plan and willing to help get Daisy over to his cottage for tea.

The Chapter opens with a party going on at Gatsby's mansion. We are told that on every Friday, supplies and help arrive at the Gatsby mansion in preparation for another of his parties. In Nick's description of this state of affairs I notice a hint of envy in his voice. Also Nick seems to feel a bit left out of these parties especially since he lives right next door to Gatsby. Many of those who attended Gatsby's parties invited themselves and Nick was decent enough only to attend once an invitation had been sent to him. Gatsby himself never attended his "little parties," but as later found out, he preferred to overlook the chaos from a high room atop his mansion. The parties in their content were very rude, bizarre and exciting...Guests varied in demeanor and type and made a mosaic of characters....one to be in attendance at this particular party was Jordan Baker, the Golf Champion. Nick attaches himself to Jordan due to his loneliness at the party. Jordan helps Nick meet a few other persons and the converse ov

Gatsby visits Nick in his gorgeous car, this is the first time that Gatsby has called on Nick. His reason for coming is too take Nick and himself out to lunch....Nick is awed by his car's beauty. During this ride, Gatsby informs Nick of his "correct" success story being that he was from a wealthy mid-western family and he inherited a large sum of money. As well he graduated from Oxford. He also traveled the world in style. Thereafter he joined the Army in the Great War and became an honoured soldier. Along the way to town, we see the power that Gatsby holds when he veers of a policeman by showing him a Xmas card from the Commissioner of police. Eventually Nick and Gatsby arr

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Approximate Word count = 1282
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English