Summaries Flashcards
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Chapter 1
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- the narrator Nick is introduced
- Nick lives in a small house next to Gatsby’s mansion in West egg
- Nick goes to visit his cousin Daisy and her husband Tom in East egg
- Tom is cheating on Daisy and is a racist
- Jordan Baker is a golfer
- Nick goes back to West Egg, sees Gatsby standing on his dock, reaching out to the green light on Daisy’s dock
2
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Chapter 2
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- Nick and Tom go to the Valley of Ashes to meet Myrtle
- we meet George Wilson, who is Myrtle’s husband who runs a repair shop
- Myrtle says she’s going to meet her sister in Manhattan, but she’s going to the city to stay with Tom
- Everyone gets drunk, Daisy is mentioned and Tom breaks Myrtle’s nose
3
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Chapter 3
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- Nick is invited to one of Gatsby’s infamous parties
- Nick is one of the only ones who are actually invited to his party
- Nick tries to find Gatsby, but sees Jordan instead
- They go and find Gatsby, and he asks to speak to Jordan alone
4
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Chapter 4
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- Gatsby takes Nick out to explain who is really is
- Gatsby tells Nick his family are all dead and he inherited their wealth
- Nick meets Meyer Wolfsheim for the first time, and he tells Nick that Gatsby would not so much look at another mans wife
- Gatsby tells Nick that he is an Oxford man, and Wolfshiem confirms
- Jordan tells Nick that Gatsby and Daisy know each other due to them having a past relationship before Gatsby was sent to war
- Nick invites Daisy to tea so Gatsby can meet her
5
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Chapter 5
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- Gatsby arrives at Nick’s and checks everything is ready
- Gatsby is very nervous
- Daisy arrives and it is very awkward
- Nick leaves the pair alone, and when he returns, he finds that they are comfortable
- Gatsby shows Daisy around his home
6
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Chapter 6
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- we find out that Gatsby’s real name is James Gatz
- James was born to poor farmers and he left home at 16 and saved Dan Cody from drowning. he became his mentor to show him how to be a proper man
- Tom and Daisy go to one of Gatsby’s parties, Daisy doesn’t like it
- Gatsby believes that he can repeat the past
7
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Chapter 7
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- Nick is invited to lunch with everyone
- they all go to Manhattan, Daisy and Gatsby go in Tom’s car and Nick, Tom and Jordan go in Gatsby’s car
- Gatsby says that Daisy never loved Tom, and she agrees but says Gatsby wants too much
- they go home after Tom wins the argument
- Daisy hits Myrtle with Gatsby’s car
8
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Chapter 8
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- Gatsby tells the story of himself and Daisy
- Nick goes to work and comes back to find Gatsby has been shot, and George is dead by shooting himself
9
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Chapter 9
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- Nick rings Daisy to tell her Gatsby is dead, she never calls back
- Gatsby’s father arrives mortified
- very few attend Gatsby’s funeral
- Nick moves back home as the city makes him sick
- its revealed that Tom gave Gatsby’s name to George
