El narrador de la historia es Nick Carraway

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He participated in the Great War enjoyed both the counterattack that when he returned he was bored, he decided to undertake the business of debt and equity, all his knowledge were in the field and looked like it could provide good support.

In the countryside rents a house in the communities of North America was located on that island that comes the state New York, Long Island.

He lived in West Egg less fashionable place, but to the right of it could see a huge one house perfect imitation of an expensive hotel, a bridge, a gleaming new tower so under a thin vine, a pool of 40 marble blocks from gardens and meadows. Gatsby was the owner of the mansion but still did not know.

One night he went to dinner at the home of Buchanan which was located across the bay by the water of Placetas. Daisy was his second cousin, her husband Tom Buchanan was polo player so they passed it from one place to another by moving.

Tom was 30, he was strong and golden hair. When I came home she found two women, Daisy and her friend Jordan Baker, Daisy greeted him and was paralyzed with happiness, the face of Daisy was sad and bright beautiful and Miss Baker was a girl slender, gray eyes and elegant demeanor , if she knew the mysterious Gatsby.

Halfway through dinner rang no mysterious phone call, Tom and Daisy stood next to him, Baker told Nick that Tom had a woman in New York.

Windy that night returned to his home in West Egg, but he was alone in the distance caught sight of a man with his hands in his pockets, with a safe position, he said it was Gatsby.

The next day was with Tom later to New York, halfway the road merges with a lane and a fantastic farm with spasms of powders. Upon arrival was a woman with blue and gigantic, that was the first time you saw Tom Buchanan's mistress.

They entered a shop for sale of cars, inside there was junk but the second floor was a series of romantic apartments there came Myrtie wife of William the duel of the workshop, she was excited to see Tom (none of two enduring to the person with whom she was married).

They did a taxi ride and some shopping, got an apartment on the street 158. Tom pulled out a bottle of whiskey and that day was the second binge Nick in his life. After a while he went to the corner for cigarettes and when he returned Tom and Mrs. William (Myrtie) had disappeared after the guests arrived and again mentioned the famous festivals of Mr. Gatsby.

Around ten o'clock began a fight between Tom and Mrs. Williams were the guests, then Nick came just lying half asleep in the Pennsylvania Station.