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BOOK 1The Great Gatsby
- BOOK 1 · CH. 1Nick Moves to West EggNick Carraway rents a modest bungalow in West Egg next to the opulent mansion of his mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby.
Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby - BOOK 1 · CH. 1Dinner at the BuchanansNick visits his cousin Daisy and her husband Tom in East Egg, where he learns of Tom's infidelity and Daisy's disillusionment.
Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan +1 - BOOK 1 · CH. 1Nick Sees the Green LightNick observes Gatsby reaching toward a distant green light across the bay, symbolizing his longing and dreams.Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby
- BOOK 1 · CH. 2Tom's Party in New YorkTom takes Nick to meet his mistress Myrtle Wilson in the Valley of Ashes, leading to a chaotic party in her apartment that ends with Tom breaking her nose.
Tom Buchanan, Nick Carraway, Myrtle Wilson +1 - BOOK 1 · CH. 3Nick Attends Gatsby's PartyNick attends one of Gatsby's lavish weekend parties, finally meeting his enigmatic host and observing the extravagant excess and wild rumors.Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Jordan Baker
- BOOK 1 · CH. 4Gatsby Reveals His Past to NickDuring a car ride to New York, Gatsby shares a dubious backstory of Oxford education, European extravagance, and wartime heroism.Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Meyer Wolfsheim
- BOOK 1 · CH. 4Jordan Reveals Gatsby's Love for DaisyJordan Baker recounts to Nick the story of Gatsby and Daisy's past romance in Louisville and Gatsby's purchase of his mansion to be near her.Nick Carraway, Jordan Baker, Jay Gatsby +1
- BOOK 1 · CH. 5Gatsby and Daisy ReuniteGatsby and Daisy reunite at Nick's cottage after five years apart, their meeting marked by awkwardness that dissolves into intimate joy.Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Nick Carraway
- BOOK 1 · CH. 6Gatsby's True Origins RevealedNick learns that Gatsby was born James Gatz to poor North Dakota farmers and reinvented himself after meeting millionaire Dan Cody.
Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Dan Cody - BOOK 1 · CH. 6Tom and Daisy Attend Gatsby's PartyTom and Daisy attend one of Gatsby's parties, where Daisy's discomfort with the vulgar crowd exposes class tensions.Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan +1
- BOOK 1 · CH. 7Confrontation at the Plaza HotelAt the Plaza Hotel, Tom exposes Gatsby's bootlegging past and Oxford fraud, forcing Daisy to admit she once loved Tom but now loves Gatsby.Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan +2
- BOOK 1 · CH. 7Myrtle Wilson's DeathDaisy, driving Gatsby's car, accidentally kills Myrtle Wilson in a hit-and-run; Gatsby takes the blame to protect her.Daisy Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson, Jay Gatsby +1
- BOOK 1 · CH. 8Gatsby's Murder and Wilson's SuicideGeorge Wilson, grieving and obsessed with the yellow car, murders Gatsby in his pool and then takes his own life.Jay Gatsby, George Wilson, Nick Carraway
- BOOK 1 · CH. 9Gatsby's FuneralGatsby's sparsely attended funeral in the rain underscores his isolation; only Nick, his father Henry Gatz, and a few others attend.Nick Carraway, Henry C. Gatz, Jay Gatsby
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