F.+Scott+Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby by: F. Scott Fitzgerald

[|Chapter Summaries] Summary: Nick Carraway has traveled to the west egg of Long Island New York, the less wealthy and flashy area of the two eggs. He moves in beside the mysterious Gatspy and hears about his glorious parties when he decides to travel to the east egg to enjoy dinner with his cousin Daisy and her husband, Tom. Daisy and Tom introduced Nick to their friend, Jordan Baker, who soon had a romantic relationship with him. Nick also hears that Tom is cheating on Daisy with Myrtle, whose husband owns a car shop between the city and the east egg. Daisy is aware of the side relationship and barely shows any concern or feelings toward the situation. Tom invites Nick to travel to New York City with him and Myrtle, whom they picked up along the way. They stayed at Tom's apartment that he rented year round for the affair and various parties. The party he hosts ends intensely when Tom slaps Myrtle for repeating Daisy's name.
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Once back home Nick receives an invitation to one of Gatsby's parties which he attends. He has the honor to meet Gatsby and becomes closer to him throughout the American classic. Jordan is also at the party and Gatsby tells her his plan that involved both Nick and Daisy. After Jordan is t**old** she tells Nick that Gatsby wants him to invite Daisy over for tea. Gatsby would then show up and reunite with Daisy after many lost years. Gatsby eventually asks Nick if he could follow through with the plan. Upset that Gatsby used him, he still agreed to help. When the two first **met it was a lit**tle awkward between them but everything was straightened out and they soon began an affair.

Tom soon becomes suspicious of their relationship and is outraged despite the fact he is having an affair as well. A group of them travel to New York City and stay over at a fancy Hotel when Tom confronts Gatsby; he bashes him and calls him a criminal. Gatsby tries to explain their long relationship and that it goes back a long way but Tom does not buy his reasoning. He tries to prove that Daisy doesn't love him by sending her back with him to Long Island. On the way home their car hit and killed Myrtle. They accused Gatsby of the hit and run but Daisy was actually driving and Gatsby agreed to take the blame. Tom tells Wilson, Myrtle's husband, that Gatsby was driving the car when they hit Myrtle. Wilson travels to Gatsby's mansion and finds him lying on the pool. He then shoots him before killing himself. Nick arranges a small funeral for Gatsby, which his father and very few others attend. He then breaks up with Jordan and moves back to the Midwest to escape the disgust he had for the people of the area.

Vision of the American Dream: __In the eyes of Nick__- Nick perceives the American Dream as an opportunity to meet and interact with various types of people. He doesn't take sides of arguments, but only sits back and enjoys the value of life. He is also honest towards others. __In the eyes of Tom__- Tom uses the American Dream as a luxury to spoil not only his wife but also his side woman. He doesn't really know the meaning or what he truly wants. Inste**ad he** spends his time looking but unfortunately has not found it yet. __In the eyes of Daisy__- Daisy's ideal of the American Dream is to enjoy the wealth and freedoms of money while raising her standards as a high-class citizen.**What does this mean?** __In the eyes of Gatsby__- Gatsby sees the American Dream as a way to conquer his low class wealth into **extraodinary** amounts of money to win over his beloved Daisy. __In the eyes of Wilson__- Wilson views the American Dream as time to spend producing money and helping others. Explanation: I believe this book is a great American Classic because unlike others, it includes the up and downsides of the American Dream. Money, wealth and parties are **definetly** highlights of l**ife but in** the end __some of the characters suffered from their corrupted lives.__ Gatsby, Wilson and Myrtle were all killed and they left no one behind. All their s**o called** friends were self-centered jerks who wanted the high-class life and to be accepted. Almost nobody showed up to Gatsby's fune**ral and** I can guarantee they will only remember his parties, not the human being he was. **Their lives show that pending issues with life can and probably will have anyone suffer deeply.** **I'm not sure what you mean by this..**..**especially the pending part.**
 * I like your directness of the above section. You could strengthen it by adding specifics from the text to support your premises.**