Teh Great Gadsby Essay - 859 Words

The Great Gatsby is a novel that is about the rich people of the roaring twenties and in particularly about a man named Gatsby in search of the American dream. The story starts out with the narrator Nick Carraway moving from the west (Chicago) to a New York suburb called West Egg. His is trying to become a successful bond salesman. Just across the bay is where his cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband Tom Buchanan live. But right next door is where the main character Jay Gatsby lives in a huge house, where every weekend he holds an enormous party. In the beginning Nick goes to the Buchanan mansion. There he meats Jordan Baker(a pro golfer) and he also learns that Tom is having an affair. Next Nick and Tom go to The garage where Tom tells†¦show more content†¦He agree and he sets up the meeting at his house. Daisy comes over and Gatsby is there and the ketch up a little and Gatsby invites Nick and Daisy to his house for a tour. After this Daisy comes over to Gatsby’s q uite often in the afternoon. The next big thing is when Gatsby and Nick are invited to the Buchanan’s house and they decide to go to New York. Gatsby takes Tom’s blue car and Daisy and Tom takes Gatsby’s big â€Å"circus wagon† with Jordan and Nick. Tom stopped at the garage to get gas and Myrtle sees Tom in the big yellow car and Tom learned that the Wilsons are packing up and moving west as soon as possible. They meet at the Plaza Hotel and get a room, there Tom and Jay get in a huge argument and Daisy and Gatsby took the yellow car home. As Tom followed in the Blue car. As Tom got to the garage he saw a big crowd outside. He went inside and saw Myrtle Wilson died, hit by a yellow car. They go to Tom’s house and find Daisy there but no Gatsby. As Nick is waiting for a cab he sees Gatsby looking in at Daisy’s window to make sure Tom doesn’t hurt Daisy and Nick learned that Daisy was the one driving the car. The next day Wilson goes n uts because of Myrtle and goes to find out whos car hit his wife. He finds out it was Gatsby’s car and goes and shoots Gatsby and then kills himself. Next Nick is planning the funeral and no one will come and then Gatsby’s father shows up and the