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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was being set in New York in 1922. . It was in Long Island where the rich and wealthy people lived and that was split into West and East Egg. The wealthy people lived in East Egg. There are seven characters that make up The Great Gatsby is. First there is Nick Carraway and he is a graduate student from Yale, and he used to live in the Midwest. He was in World War 1 and later moved to New York to become a bonds salesman. Next there is Jay Gatsby. He is a millionaire that lives in a mansion and is known for throwing massive parties. He got all of his fortune from doing illegal criminal activities. He is in love with a woman named Daisy Buchanan. Daisy is Nick’s cousin and is married to Tom. She has had history with Gatsby before she got married to Tom. Tom Buchanan is a millionaire that lives in East Egg. He is rich because of his family name and He attended Yale with Nick. Jordan Baker is one of Daisy’s friends that is a profession al golfer. She later ends up being Nick’s girlfriend for a while. George Wilson is a man that owns an auto shop and is married to Myrtle. Myrtle is Tom’s mistress that he fools around with. Lastly there was a man named Meyer Wolfshiem. He was known for fixing the 1919 World Series. Section 2: Summary of the book: The Great Gatsby is a book about a name named Nick Carraway that moves to New York to learn to be a bonds salesman. He rents a tiny house in West Egg Long Island. He has a neighbor that lives in a mansion and his name is Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is a millionaire that gained all of his wealth from doing illegal activities. Nick has a cousin named Daisy that lives across the bay from him in a massive house. Her husband’s name is Tom Buchanan and had gained ... ...around the United States. He had a butler that would always tell him when a different state was on the phone and it had to deal with his bootlegging business. This period of time was known as the Jazz Age. That was when jazz music and flapper dance became popular. In the book Gatsby always had jazz music and dancers at his parties to keep the guest happy. Section 4: What I gained from reading this book: One thing I gained after reading The Great Gatsby was that I should live my life for myself and not for others, because you will never find happiness when you are only trying to impress other people. When Gatsby tried to impress Daisy by buying a huge mansion, and throwing big parties he really isn’t happy. He is living his life to try and impress her all they time weather its buying her stuff or having her over for the day she is still going to go home to Tom.