When Nick arrives in New York, he soon visits his relatives, the Buchanans, who live in East Egg. Nick resides in the nearby (and less fashionable) West Egg, where Gatsby also lives. Like Nick, Tom Buchanan is from a prominent family from the mid-west. Tom is a former athlete at Yale, a vulgar and insecure man preoccupied with the decline of society and of class boundaries. It i

Thoroughly disgusted with life in New York, Nick decides to return to the mid-west. Before leaving, Nick sees Tom Buchanan once more. Tom tries to elicit some sympathy from Nick, thinking that all of his actions were thoroughly justified. Nick leaves New York, realizing that Gatsby differed from all of his peers, for he had grand dreams and goals, yet was unable to transcend the boundaries and limitations that his origins and his past history had given him.

When Gatsby takes Daisy back to New York, he allows her to drive in order to calm her nerves. When they pass Wilson's garage, Daisy swerves to avoid another car and ends up hitting Myrtle, killing her. Gatsby explains this to Nick, who advises him to leave town until the situation calms. He refuses to leave, however. He remains in order to watch Daisy's mansion across the bay and make sure that she is safe. However, George Wilson, driven mad by the death of his wife, goes to search out the killer. Tom Buchanan points him toward Gatsby. Wilson shoots Gatsby before committing suicide.

Some topics in this essay:
Nick Jordan, Jordan Baker, Daisy Gatsby, Tom Buchanan, Daisy York, Nick Carraway, Buchanan Tom, Tom Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, Myrtle Tom, jordan baker, tom buchanan, wilson's garage, gatsby nick, tells nick, daisy gatsby, nick jordan, nick tom, tom affair, daisy love gatsby, green light, nick tom buchanan,