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Nick Carraway is a fictional character and narrator in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby.The character is a Yale University alumnus from the American Midwest, a World War I veteran, and a newly arrived resident of West Egg on Long Island, near New York City.
Tom takes a call from his mistress Myrtle Wilson to Daisy's indignation; she sings about her unhappiness beneath her perfect facade ("Golden Girl"). Myrtle's husband George runs an unsuccessful garage in the Valley of Ashes; the death of their child to Spanish flu years prior has driven a wedge in their relationship ("Valley of Ashes"). Tom ...
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald.Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with Jay Gatsby, the mysterious millionaire with an obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.
The Great Gatsby is a 1974 American historical romantic drama film based on the 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.The film was directed by Jack Clayton, produced by David Merrick, and written by Francis Ford Coppola.
Returning home, Daisy confesses to Tom, Nick and Jordan that she killed Myrtle. Tom, Daisy and Jordan plot to blame Gatsby for Myrtle's death, but Nick objects and leaves. Gatsby overhears this discussion while standing unseen on the veranda. Wilson suspects that Tom killed Myrtle, and he confronts Tom at his home.
The Great Gatsby is a 2000 British-American historical romantic drama television film, based on the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald.It was directed by Robert Markowitz, written by John J. McLaughlin, and stars Toby Stephens in the title role of Jay Gatsby, Mira Sorvino as Daisy Buchanan, Paul Rudd as Nick Carraway, Martin Donovan as Tom Buchanan, Francie Swift as Jordan ...
Tom's mistress, Myrtle Wilson, previously had seen Tom driving Gatsby's yellow car in the "valley of ashes", a sprawling refuse dump. [68] When she saw it approach that evening on its way back to East Egg, she presumed it was being driven by Tom and ran in front of it in hopes of reconciling with him. Daisy ran her over.
The film is an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his Long Island neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon, however, Carraway sees through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.