Essay About Husband Tom Buchanan And Great Gatsby

The Great Gadsby
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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 Myrtle to be on the next train. They picked her up at the station in New York and as they are driving to the apartment Tom has rented for the affair Myrtle buys a dog. The go to the apartment and have a little party and Tom and Myrtle get in a fight and Tom breaks her nose. Next Nick is invited to Gatsbys party, there he hears many rumors about Gatsby. Then at almost the end of the party Nick finally meets Gatsby and he learns a little about him, That hes an Oxford man and that he inherited his fortune from his family. At the end of their conversation they set up a lunch date for the following day. At the lunch date Gatsby introduces Nick to another important character named Meyer Wolfsheim, whom is the man that rigged the 1919 World Series. Nick also sees Tom and introduces him to Gatsby. Next Nick talks to Jordan and finds out about Gatsby and Daisy and Daisy asks Nick to set up a meeting between Gatsby and Daisy for Gatsby. 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 Gatsbys quite often in the afternoon. The next big thing is when Gatsby and Nick are invited to the Buchanans house and they decide to go to New York. Gatsby takes Toms blue car and Daisy and Tom takes Gatsbys big “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 Toms house and find Daisy there but no Gatsby. As Nick is waiting for