Summary Of The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

September 14th, Tessa was starting to get used to the huge college she was attending. As a freshman, she was extremely lucky to have a junior roommate who she loved. Her roommate, Anna helped her out tremendously. Life was good for Tess, she had gotten into her number one choice school, Carnegie Mellon. She worked extremely hard to get there, and she wanted nothing more than to be successful. Tessa was in the middle of the 2nd week of school. She was already piled in homework. That night, she studied for hours in the 24 hr. study area for the students. Tess decided to walk home to the dorms, from studying. The night was warm, and peaceful, with a slight breeze. She decided to take the long way home, to take in the beautiful night and to relax. As she makes her way through the cut, she spots something that stands out to her, a red piece of fabric was standing out through the ground, it seemed like it appeared out of nowhere. She looked around to see if anyone was watching, then bent down to pick it up. It wasn’t just fabric, something was buried there. She started to paw at the ground with her hands, and began uncovering a small red pouch a few inches beneath the surface. She pulled it out from the ground and began examining it, at the top it was tied with a dark blue ribbon. She carefully untied the ribbon, and opened up the pouch. Inside was a small crystal, with a chain attached. She decided to examine this more in the light, so she continued to walk her usual routeShow MoreRelatedSummary Of The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald2755 Words   |  12 Pagesrelief from their native lands. Where it would have been impossible for many of them to achieve prosperity and wealth, the new Western World enabled many of them to be successful on account of their dedication and work ethic alone. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s â€Å"The Great Gatsby,† the state of this American Dream is depicted as it was in the 1920s. However, much has changed since this era, and today’s society has much evolved. In both epochs, the American Dream functions as a symbol of hope that promotes theRead MoreSummary Of The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald1061 Words   |  5 Pagesthat, most people were doubled over gasping to catch their breath. Next, they did hand to hand combat. Last they did some strength training and then they were done for the day. That night he realized something, as he lay awake that he had gained a great friend and overcame his fear. Read MoreSummary Of The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald1732 Words   |  7 Pagessay that would take it all back? No, that would only cause more problems. It was time to talk, but†¦that was terrifying. How do you start a conversation about the fact that you both wanted to relive the past so badly that you sent yourself there? Jay Gatsby would be jealous. Was this just†¦making matters worse? They weren’t totally unprepared, after all: this was the past, not the future. No flying hovercrafts or houses on Mars or†¦marriage to Willow. It was just a thought, really. No rings were purchasedRead MoreSummary : The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald847 Words   |  4 Pages Anna Duke, Jordan Shawn What Happened: Duke and Anna planned to runaway together and give love a second chance. Before meeting up, Duke (Ian Buchannan) unsuccessfully tried to call off the hit on Jordan (Vinessa Antoine) for being a police informant (she was able to get the upper-hand and kill the shooter; 5/8). On Julian s orders, Carlos (Jeffrey Vincent Parise) cornered and shot him in the abdomen (5/7). Duke made it to the docks and died in Anna s arms. Carlos bragged that he would likelyRead MoreSummary Of The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald1469 Words   |  6 PagesPrologue 1960 The Selkie swam into his undersea cave that contained his human clothing. Last evening he’d had a vision he would find his life mate in the area above the sea caves. He needed to find her as his vision was too strong to disregard. She was a well-built, sturdy young Scot lass with sparkling green eyes and long dark auburn hair which flowed to her waist. He had seen her in his dream, dancing at the local Highland gathering. The young woman in his dreams was Mackenzie Sutherland’s destinyRead MoreSummary Of The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald1232 Words   |  5 Pages Zack and I met when I was four and he was seven. I was playing in my front yard when he rolled down the street on his bike. He was a fairly scrawny boy with short dirty blond hair, and bright green eyes. His teeth would have been perfectly straight if not for the massive gap his two front teeth left when they freed themselves from his face. It was pretty obvious there was an age difference between us, but he stopped anyway and introduced himself briefly then went about his business patrolling theRead MoreSummary Of The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald898 Words   |  4 PagesPlay starts in 1960 John is remising about his child hood. His mother and father was fighting. Ray Ray was introduced as his best friend that laughed at all his jokes. John gets arrested for kicking in the conductor’s door and talking on the mic; this was probably his first bad review. In 1970, He was known as the class clown in high school. Mr. Zufus (math teacher) gave john an acting coach number. His acting coach got him addicted to read and acting teachers wouldn’t quit on him. Coach got himRead MoreSummary Of The Book The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald1224 Words   |  5 PagesYet another beautiful sunny day, the blue and yellow floral curtain fluttered and danced gaily in the wind as Stanley stretched his arms waking up from a disturbed and sleepless night. Brushing away the sleep from his smarting, blue eyes with his sickly, shaky hands he felt this enormous urge to sneeze, drat that Jonathan what right had he to be in the sea before him! Now he Stanley had to pay the price of staying in the freezing water too long . What an idiot the man was ! Sniffling Stanley struggledRead MoreSummary Of The Book The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald1171 Words   |  5 Pagestime Rennessme graduated from high school. Emmett mimicked his niece excitement as she finished cleaning out her locker. He already was done with the task. He even gloated to his beloved ni ece that he was an expert at being a high school student. â€Å"Great job at surviving high school, † the giant man said to Rennessme.† She continued to separate the things she wanted to keep while tossing the unnecessary stuff. â€Å"Thanks. But I had help. † Rennessme answered. â€Å"If you mean your dad, then you wasted fourRead MoreSummary Of Chapter One Of The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald1451 Words   |  6 Pagesabout 6 and a half months. His job as a businessman was always taking him on trips. I have gotten used to it through. Evan when he came the majority of the time he was on business calls. Months later, my mom called us down stairs. Yes I said I have great news she said your dad is coming home in four days from Russia. Tears of joy started to fill up in my eyes. The next day I cleaned the entire house from top to bottom. Even Will s room that s how excited I was. Chapter two It