| Gatsby and Nick Carraway live in East and West Egg on Long Island. They become friends. Near Gatsby and Carraway lives Tom and Daisy Buchanan. Daisy is Nick's cousin. Throughout the story, you begin to find out the Gatsby and Daisy once had a romantic relationship. Daisy's husband Tom is having an affiar with a woman named Myrtle Wilson who is married to a gas station owner. Nick begins a relationship with Jordan Baker who is a professional golf player. Gatsby asks Jordan and Nick to help get him and Daisy to see each other. Eventually they do meet and begin a romantic relationship. All five of them go into the city one day. On the way home, Daisy and Gatsby are together while Daisy is driving. Daisy hits Myrtle Wilson, her husband's lover. She died immediately. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - depressed Time/era of story - 1900-1920's Romance/Romance Problems Yes Kind of romance: Other aspects: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 () United States Yes The US: - Northeast City? Yes City: - New York Misc setting Writing Style Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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