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Gatsby's Mansion

Also known as Gatsby's house

  • mansion
  • 1920s American mansion

Gatsby's Mansion appears in The Great Gatsby.

Type
mansion
Style
1920s American mansion
First appears
Book 1
Books
1

History

  1. BOOK 1The Great Gatsby

Key events

  1. Book 1
    Ch. 1
    Nick Moves to West EggNick Carraway rents a modest bungalow in West Egg next to the opulent mansion of his mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby.
  2. Book 1
    Ch. 1
    Nick Sees the Green LightNick observes Gatsby reaching toward a distant green light across the bay, symbolizing his longing and dreams.
  3. Book 1
    Ch. 3
    Nick 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.
  4. Book 1
    Ch. 4
    Gatsby Reveals His Past to NickDuring a car ride to New York, Gatsby shares a dubious backstory of Oxford education, European extravagance, and wartime heroism.
  5. Book 1
    Ch. 4
    Jordan 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.
  6. Book 1
    Ch. 5
    Gatsby and Daisy ReuniteGatsby and Daisy reunite at Nick's cottage after five years apart, their meeting marked by awkwardness that dissolves into intimate joy.
  7. Book 1
    Ch. 6
    Gatsby's True Origins RevealedNick learns that Gatsby was born James Gatz to poor North Dakota farmers and reinvented himself after meeting millionaire Dan Cody.
  8. Book 1
    Ch. 6
    Tom 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.
  9. Book 1
    Ch. 8
    Gatsby'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.
  10. Book 1
    Ch. 9
    Gatsby's FuneralGatsby's sparsely attended funeral in the rain underscores his isolation; only Nick, his father Henry Gatz, and a few others attend.

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