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Summary Of Chapter 1 Of The Great Gatsby

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The next morning, Nick visits Gatsby to check in on him. Gatsby had been up all night waiting outside Daisy’s house to make sure Tom did not harm him in any way. Nick advises Gatsby to forget about Daisy and leave town, but the thought of leaving Daisy behind terrifies him. Gatsby tell Nick that he had loved Daisy since he had met her, but he knew Daisy only loved him for his wealth and popularity. Daisy had promised him that she would wait for him to return home from war, but when he came back she was married to Tom. Since that day, Gatsby has made it his life mission to win Daisy back. Now that he feels that he will never have her, he feels that his life is empty and meaningless. Later that day, Gatsby is relaxing on an air mattress in his
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