The story begins with a man, Nick Carraway, who used to serve in the military and moved from Minnesota to West Egg in New York. His mysterious, wealthy neighbor, Jay Gatsby threw massive parties at his house every night. There were seven major characters. Jay Gatsby, a human example of everything Nick hated about New York and was obsessed with Daisy: a rich and beautiful woman obsessed with money, it is all she cares for. Her husband, Tom Buchanan, was one of Nicks colleagues back at Yale. He also cheated on Daisy, with many women, one of whom was Myrtle Wilson; his mistress. Myrtle was married to George, an auto repair shop owner who was faithful to his wife. Lastly, Jordan Baker, who was a professional golf player. She was a friend of Daisys and became Nicks love interest. Residents in this town lived in one of three places based on their richness level. The East Egg, people who live in this area are, Old Money bec
ause they were born into wealthy. Buchanans lived there. The West Egg, residents who lived there are called, New Money, because they have become rich more recently. Both Gatsby and Nick live in that area. The Valley of Ashes, are the residents who lived in poverty. The people who are the lowest rank of the social class in New York, like where the Wilsons live. The conflict of the story is that Gatsby wanted something he could not have: Daisy, and a shot at being in the American upper class. Tom wanted something he could not have: a mistress and a wife who knew nothing about each other. Nick wanted something that he definitely could not have: to have all these crazy people stop being crazy. Nick could not handle the snobby New Yorkers. (connecting piece) In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays how women use money as a driving force behind their decisions, highly sexualized, and how dependent women are on men.