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Pre-1922 (Background events)
- Jay Gatsby enlists in WWI and is stationed in Louisville, Kentucky
- He meets and falls in love with Daisy Fay
- When Gatsby is off at war, Daisy meets and marries Tom Buchanon
- After the war, Gatsby goes to Oxford, but he feels out of place
- He sends a letter to Daisy the night before her wedding
- Tom cheats on Daisy IMMEDIATELY after their honeymoon
- Daisy gives birth to her and Tom's daughter, Pammy
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Spring 1922
- Nick Carraway moves to the West Egg, next to Gatsby's house
- Nick visits Daisy and Tom in the East Egg, and he meets Jordan Baker and starts a romance !
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Early Summer
Gatsby tells Nick to invite Daisy over, and they see each other for the first time in over five years. Their affair begins! -
Late Summer
There's a lot of conflict between Gatsby and Tom Gatsby invites Tom and Daisy to a party but Daisy said No, which makes Gatsby upset.
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Hottest Day of the Year
- Gatsby, Nick, Daisy, Tom, and Jordan drive to New York. 2.Tom and Gatsby fight at the Plaza Hotel
- Tom reveals that Gatsby's money comes from illegal bootlegging.
- Gatsby realizes that he's losing Daisy
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Later in the same evening!
- Tom, Jordan, and Nick drive home together, Gatsby and Daisy drive together 2.Myrtle (Tom's mistress) see's Gatsby's car, thinking Tom is driving, runs into the road.
- Daisy, who is driving, accidentally hits Myrtle and drives off
- Gatsby takes the blame, hoping Daisy will leave Tom
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The next day
Gatsby waits outside Daisy's house, but she decided to stay with Tom.
George Wilson (Myrtles husband), is told by Tom that Gastby killed her Wilson shoots Gatsby. -
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Aftermath
Few People attend Gatsby's funeral; Daisy and Tom have already left town.
Nick and Jordan break up
Nick meets Tom and refuses to shake his hand, Tom admits that he told Wilson, indirectly causing Gatsby's death
Nick returns to the Midwest and reflects on Gatsby's dream and the decline of the American Dream.