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The Great Gatsby
Plot Outline
Chapters 1 and 2
- Nick claims that he's tolerant and non-judgemental
- Nick's from an established Midwest family and has just moved to West Egg on Long Island to start a career in bonds. He rents a bungalow next door to a mansion owned by a man called Gatsby
- Soon after his arrival he goes to dinner in East Egg at Tom and Daisy Buchanan's mansion. Daisy is Nick's cousin and he knows Tom from Yale
- At their house, Nick meets Jordan Baker, a professional golfer. Tom reveals that he has strong racial prejudices
- During dinner, the phone rings. Tom goes to answer it and Daisy follows. Jordan tells Nick that it's Tom's mistress
- Daisy tells Nick that she plans to set him up with Jordan
- When Nick goes home, he sees Gatsby reaching out to a distant green light across the Sound - first introduction of Gatsby's dream
- One afternoon, Tom and Nick take the train to New York. Tom introduces Nick to his mistress, Myrtle, and her husband, George. George runs an unsuccessful garage in the wasteland between New York and the Eggs (Valley of Ashes)
- Nick, Tom and Myrtle go to Tom's New York apartment and Myrtle throws an impromptu party. Nick meets the McKees and Catherine, Myrtle's sister. They all get drunk.
- Myrtle starts talking about Daisy - Tom gets upset and breaks her nose. Nick can only remember fragments for the rest of the evening
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