Nick Carraway, the narrator, has recently moved to get his career started in New York. Nick moved to the West Egg also known as the “new money” island which is across the East Egg known as the “old money” island where his cousin Daisy Buchanan lives with his friend Tom Buchanan. Tom is cheating on Daisy with a lady named Myrtle Wilson and only Daisy and Mr. Wilson are unaware of this.
Nick is a neighbor to a mysterious character named Gatsby, who throws fabulous parties, but no one knows him or his story. Nick and Gatsby become friends, and with Gatsby, Nick learns that Gatsby is in love with Daisy and that they were going to get married when they were younger, but Gatsby was not wealthy enough or recognizable