The Great Gatsby

             The Great Gatsby takes place in New York City during the summer of 1922. It's told from the eyes of Nick Carraway, a young man who moves from Minnesota to New York to learn about the bond business. He rents a house on Long Island next to the mysterious Jay Gatsby, a man who throws elaborate parties in his huge gothic mansion every Saturday night. One evening Nick goes to have dinner at his cousin Daisy's house. She is married to a very wealthy powerful man named Tom, and they introduce Nick to Jordan, who becomes his love interest.
             Jordan informs Nick that Tom is unfaithful to Daisy. He has a lover named Myrtle. Myrtle has a husband named George. As the summer progresses, Nick receives in invitation to one of Gatsby's prestigious parties. Both he and Jordan attend, and Jordan ends up speaking to Gatsby alone, where she learns that Gatsby has been deeply in love with Daisy since 1917 when they met in Louisville. The only reason Gatsby became rich and started throwing such extravagant parties was to impress Daisy. Jordan tells Nick what she learns, and soon Gatsby asks Nick to set up a reunion between him and Daisy. Nick does, and Gatsby and Daisy begin an affair.
             Not too long after, during a luncheon at Daisy and Tom's house, Tom becomes suspicious of Gatsby and Daisy's relationship. He soon realizes that they are having an affair. Outraged by this, he forces the group to drive to New York City, where he confronts Gatsby in the Plaza Hotel. Tom reveals the truth about Gatsby to Daisy: He became rich by engaging in illegal activates, such as bootlegging alcohol. Daisy stays with Tom, but he asks her to drive back to Long Island with Gatsby. During the ride home, Gatsby's car strikes and kills Myrtle. Nick learns that it was really Daisy who was driving when the car struck Myrtle, but Gatsby takes the blame. Tom then tells George, Myrtle's husband, that Gatsby killed her. George believes that Gatsb...

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