Sunday, April 21, 2013

Short story: GG

At West Egg High, there are many cliques. There are the jocks, the preps, and the norms. Leading the jocks is Tom Buchanan, leading the preps is Daisy B., and leading the norms is Nick Caraway. Tom and Daisy have had a thing for awhile now but all of that goes down hill when the new kid arrives and catches Daisy's curious eye. Jay Gatsby's the name and he comes from a less fortunate family but dresses to impress. He meets Daisy in his first class and she shows him around the school. When Tom sees them walking together he get very jealous and takes Daisy away. Nick, leader of the norms, offers to finish up the tour for Gatsby and they become really good friends. Nick told Gatsby that he just so happens to be cousins with Daisy so he tries to set them up at a party of his. They start talking and eventually start seeing each other behind Toms back. Once Tom starts hearing these rumors he bully's Gatsby to his breaking point. Gatsby tells Nick how he just can't take it anymore and wants to leave West Egg. Nick try's to stop but its too late. Late that night Gatsby came to Daisy's house to see if she would want to run away with him but she decides to stay with Tom. Heart broken Gatsby leaves without telling anyone where he left and why he did. Ever since then Gatsby has been the talk of the town.

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