F. Scott Fitzgerald
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| Completely unrelated, but so cool! |
The Exposition: We meet Nick Carraway who moves next door to Jay Gatsby, who throws extravagant parties every weekend at his beautiful mansion. Nick's second cousin Daisy lives nearby, and they have a small dinner where he meets Jordan Baker.
Rising Action: Gatsby invites Nick to his parties and begins to befriend him, although Nick is never really privy to the truth about his new friend. They grow closer, and finally, Jay begins to utilize his new-found pawn, so Nick invites Daisy over for tea. We realize why Gatsby chose his house (because Daisy lives just across the bay) and why he chose Nick as a friend (because he wants to get back together with Daisy, the woman he's loved all his time). Tom introduces Myrtle, his mistress, and they seem to get along very well (the puppy), except when he goes off and punches her face (okay, that only happened once, but I just can't let it go). Tom is happy with his new woman, Daisy is ecstatic, re-united with Jay, and Nick is actually in a relationship with Ms. Baker.
Climax [chapters 7 and 8]: The whole little group goes out to the city for the day, and Tom confronts both Myrtle and Daisy about their situations. Myrtle is supposedly moving away with her husband, and Daisy is having an affair with the man she really loves. Both are huge blows for Tom: "She's not leaving me!" (Fitzgerald, page 133) he claimed about Daisy, although it would suit the situation for either woman. The second part of the climax continues with Gatsby, unintentionally, murdering Myrtle with his automobile.
Falling Action and Resolution: I'll analyze later.
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