Nick Carraway In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about Nick Carraway and how he belonged to a group of people, because of his cousin Daisy, but he really didn’t belong. The 1920s was a roaring time, but for Nick Carraway it was about to become a lesson that he will learn from. He goes over to Daisy’s house for dinner, where he meets Jordan Baker and they begin a romantic relationship. He learns that Tom has a mistress, Myrtle Wilson, in the Valley of Ashes. Nick goes to New York with Tom and Myrtle, where they go to the apartment Tom has for his affair. Myrtle starts to taunt Tom about Daisy and Tom then breaks her nose. Nick gets an invite to Jay Gatsby’s house, for one of his legendary parties. He sees Jordan Baker there and sticks by her side all through the party, until Gatsby wants to talk to Jordan alone.

After an awkward reunion, their love is rekindled and their affair begins. At a luncheon, Tom is very suspicious about Gatsby and Daisy. They decide to go to town because it is so hot and he confronts Gatsby about his past. All truth comes out about his past. Daisy and Gatsby ride back together and while in the Valley of Ashes Daisy hits Myrtle, but Gatsby takes all the blame for it. The next day George Wilson, Myrtle’s husband, finds the owner of the “big yellow car”. He goes to Gatsby’s house, with the help of Tom, and murders Gatsby and then shoots himself. Henry C. Gatz, Gatsby’s father, comes from Minnesota, for the funeral. Nick moves back to the Midwest and Tom and Daisy leave East egg. For Jay Gatsby the American dream is over. Setting, character, and plot are all what make the book good to read. Setting helps the books by showing what places in the book are most