The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Chapter 1

Nick lives in a neighborhood in New York called West Egg, he moves there for his work. He used to live in East Egg, where he knew a lot more people and he liked them better. One night he goes over to East Egg to have dinner with his cousin and her husband. There is a girl named Jordan that is also there too. Nick tries to tell everyone about a book and Tom is the only one that shows any interest in it. They eat dinner and then Jordan goes to bed. Tom and Daisy try to convince Nick that he should take a interest in Jordan, but Nick doesn't think anything of it.

Nick goes to the East Egg side to have dinner with his cousin and he husband and a couple of others. They have a dinner and Nick tries to tell Tom about a book. Tom and Daisy tell Nick that they should give Jordan a try.

How old are all of them?

Chapter 2

Tom and Nick ride a train into the city, where they go to Georges house. They pick up Mrytle, Georges wife and Tom takes them to an apartment in New York City called Morningside Heights. They have a party there with Catherine, Mrytle's sister, and some other people. Everybody is drunk, and Mrytle says something about Toms wife. Tom told her to never say anything again and Mrytle got mad and says she can do whatever she wants, and provokes Tom by repeating her name. Tom gets mad and punches her in the nose and breaks her nose. The party ends after that and Nick leaves at 4 in the morning.

They have a party at Morningside Heights and everyone drinks. Things get out of hand and Tom ends up breaking Mrytles nose because she keeps talking about his wife. Nick gets drunk for one of the first times in his life.

Why did they decide to go to the apartment?

Chapter 3

Nick gets an invitation to go to a party at Gatsby's mansion. He decides to go and he feels out of place there because he doesn't really know anybody. He hears people talking about Gatsby's history. He hears people say that Gatsby was a killer and that he was a German spy during the war. Eventually Nick meets Jay Gatsby and he talks to him. He finds out that Gatsby is very interesting and he likes him. The party ends about 2 in the morning. Nick then decides that he is attracted to Jordan, even though he feels that she is a cheater. Nick decides that he is going to stop attending parties and that he is going to go on with his everyday life, which is working in New York City.

Nick goes to Gatsby's party and he has a good time. He finds out that Gatsby is a nice guy, even though he has heard some bad rumors about him. He decides that he is going to stop partying because he wants to prove to himself that he doesn't need to.

Does Jordan feel attracted to Nick too?