Nick Carraway, a young man from wealthy origins, moves from Minnesota to New York to dedicate himself to business. He rents a house in the West Egg neighborhood of Long Island, an area full of nouveau riche but considered old-fashioned. Upon arriving, Nick visits his cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband Tom with whom he attended Yale. The Buchanans live in the East Egg district, just across the harbor from West Egg and inhabited by those from wealthy families. While at his cousin's house, he meets a cynical woman named Jordan Baker and learns about his legendary neighbor, Mr. Gatsby. Additionally, Nick discovers that Tom is currently engaged in an extramarital affair with a woman named Myrtle Wilson. A couple of days later, Nick and Tom are on their way to New York City when Tom decides to stop at an ash industrial landfill so he can pick up his lover, Myrtle. Although her husband, George Wilson, greets the two men, he remains unaware that his wife is involved in an affair. Nick, Tom and Myrtle then continue to New York City and throw a flashy party at a small apartment that Tom keeps in the city to further his relationship with Myrtle. The party ends quickly when Myrtle starts teasing Tom about Daisy and he ends the argument by breaking her nose. As the summer continues, Nick is invited to attend one of the famous parties at Gatsby's mansion. After initially feeling uncomfortable in the grandeur, he finds Jordan Baker and the two remain together for most of the night, leading to the development of a romantic relationship. Towards the end of the night, Jordan is invited to speak alone with Mr. Gatsby. He reveals to her many things about himself, including the fact that he... middle of paper... 1935 and 1936. His stories had lost their appeal and as they were printed in magazines, publishers sought passionate stories of young love triumphant, stories he could no longer produce. Instead, he wrote about what was closest to him, as he always had. Her stories consisted of the difficulties of raising her daughter, Scottie, her alcoholism, and encounters with nurses; all topics that had little or no interest in the mass market to which the magazines were aimed. On the verge of bankruptcy, Fitzgerald wrote Tender is the Night, desperate for success, but it didn't sell as well as he'd hoped and failed to advance his reputation. He developed the conviction that life shouldn't be happy and that the only thing that mattered, the only dignity, came from work. With Scottie's school bills and Zelda's hospital bills piling up, Fitzgerald returned to Hollywood