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Chapter 1
Nick Carraway introduces himself as a Midwesterner who has moved to West Egg, Long Island, to work in the bond business.
Chapter 2
Tom takes Nick to the Valley of Ashes, a desolate industrial wasteland between West Egg and New York City, where a faded billboard of Doctor T.
Chapter 3
Nick finally attends one of Gatsby's legendary parties, describing the lavish spectacle of hundreds of guests, flowing alcohol, and a live orchestra.
Chapter 4
Gatsby drives Nick into the city and tells him a carefully polished version of his life story, claiming to be an Oxford-educated son of wealthy Midwesterners who traveled the worl…
Chapter 5
Nick arranges a reunion between Gatsby and Daisy at his house, and the meeting is awkward and emotionally overwhelming for Gatsby, who nearly abandons the plan before it begins.
Chapter 6
Gatsby's real backstory is revealed: he was born James Gatz, a poor young man from North Dakota who reinvented himself after meeting the wealthy Dan Cody.
Chapter 7
This is the novel's climactic chapter. On the hottest day of the summer, the group travels to New York City, where a confrontation erupts between Gatsby and Tom over Daisy.
Chapter 8
Nick visits Gatsby the morning after the accident and Gatsby, still hoping Daisy will call, recounts the full story of how he and Daisy fell in love years ago.
Chapter 9
In the aftermath of Gatsby's death, almost no one comes to his funeral. His father, Henry Gatz, arrives and is proud of his son's apparent success, unaware of how it was achieved.
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