Summary Of Chapter 1 Of The Great Gatsby

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Chapter 1 Nick has just moved to West Egg, Long Island into a small house lying right next to a mansion. None other than Gatsby himself owns this mansion. As Nick unfolds the story of Jay Gatsby, we follow him to Daisy Buchanan, Nick’s cousin. Daisy lives with her husband, Tom, across the bay in East Egg. Here Nick meets Jordan Baker, a professional golfer and a friend of Daisy. Trough out the day the four of them discuss all different types of matters. Here, Nick learns that Tom has a mistress in New York. Chapter 2 Nick accompanies Tom to New York to meet his mistress, Myrtle Wilson. She lives with George Wilson, her husband, in a car repair garage. Together, Nick, Tom and Myrtle leaves for Tom and Myrtle’s apartment, where Catherine, Myrtle’s