The great gatsby 2012

The Great Gatsby

  • Exposition

    Exposition

    Nick Carraway relocates to New York in 1922. He rents a house in a Long Island section called West Egg. Carraway becomes good friends with his myterious next door neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Gatsby secretly uses Carraway to rekindle his lost love with Daisy, Nick's cousin and wife of Tom Buchanan.
  • Period: to

    gatsby

  • Conflict

    Conflict

    Gatsby once being poor lost the chance of marrying Daisy. In order to regain her love he throws expensive and wide spread parties that have no effect on her. With all his money, Gatsby still cannot win Daisy back due to the fact that she has moved on with her life and married Tom Buchanan.
  • Rising Action

    Rising Action

    Things begin to go uphill for Gatsby when Nick arranges a casual meeting between Jay and Daisy. With the new found hope of their gathering, Jay's and Daisy's relationship progresses. Things also go astray when Nick discovers Tom's afffair with Myrtle.
  • Turning Point

    Turning Point

    Jay along with Nick, Jordan, Tom, and Daisy all head to Baltimore to have drinks. Tom then decides to reveal Gatsby's past to Daisy resulting in a verbal fight. Gatsby confronts Tom about his relationship with Daisy and after their argument Daisy leaves with Gatsby.
  • Falling Action

    Falling Action

    Daisy returning home with Gatsby, willlingly rejects Gatsby. As they are driving home Daisy accidentally hits her husbands lover, Myrtile Wilson with the car. After seeing Myrtile die, Daisy quickly drives away not looking back.
  • Resolution

    Resolution

    Goerge Wilson becomes angered when told by Tom that Gatsby murdered his wife. George shoots Gatsby, killing him and supposedly achieving justice. Daisy returns with Toms, and Nick moves back home after Gatsby's death.