The Great Gatsby Plot CLIMAX PLOT

Daisy hits Myrtle with Gatsbys car

Pyramid and will not see Gatsby again.
TITLE: The Great Gatsby

AUTHOR: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Point of View

First-person narrator
FALLING ACTION
RISING ACTION
Gatsby believes he and Daisy will be
Nick introduces the reader to Tom,
Daisy, Gatsby, and other characters. together, so he is waiting for her. He
We learn about Gatsbys dream. takes care of the car and tries to
cover the accident, even though
Daisy hit Myrtle.
Gatsby throws parties.
Gatsby and Daisy reunite and fall
back in love.
RESOLUTION
Gatsby is shot and killed. His funeral takes
Tom cheats on Daisy with place and no one shows up. Tom and
Myrtle. Daisy move on.

PROTAGONIST vs. ANTAGONIST

CONFLICT
Jay Gatsby vs His dream

EXPOSITION
Setting: New York City on Long Island on both West and East Egg. THEME
Situation/Climate: Set in the Summer during the 1920s The Unattainability of the American Dream
Characters: Nick Caraway, Jay Gatsby, Tom and Daisy Buchanan,
Impossibility of Moving Social Classes
Jordan Baker, George and Myrtle Wilson, and Meyer Wolfsheim.
Restrictions on Womens Gender