The Great Gatsby · Location
New York City
Also known as East
- city
- 1920s urban
New York City appears in The Great Gatsby.
- Type
- city
- Style
- 1920s urban
- First appears
- Book 1
- Books
- 1
History
BOOK 1The Great Gatsby
Key events
- 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. - 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. - 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.
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