Jay Gatsby, the focal character of The Great Gatsby, is known for throwing lavish parties at his mansion in West Egg. The narrator, Nick Carraway, has moved to West Egg for work and also to live near his cousin, Daisy. Daisy Buchanan lives across the bay in East Egg, in a house directly across from Jay Gatsby's home. Nick Carraway finds out in the duration of the story that long ago, Daisy and Jay were sweethearts. Jay had to leave for the army and had a mysterious career which made him very rich. In the meantime, Daisy was married.
Jay Gatsby throws his parties in honor of Daisy. In honor of the life they could have had together, in a big house with lots of money and friends and luxuries. He throws the parties, inviting all the wealthy people from the area, hoping that just once Daisy (and her husband) will come. Gatsby even makes a point of inviting some of Daisy's best friends, but Daisy never comes.
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