Summary Of Chapter 2 Of The Great Gatsby

1. Chapter 2 begins with a description of the valley of ashes, and a forsaken formerly developed land that marks the intersection of the city with the suburbs. The area is home to a decaying billboard that depicts the advertisement of the Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg, which are described as blue and very big.

2. Tom takes Nick into the city and on the way there stops off at her husband's garage to meet her. They then go into the city and have a party at the apartment Tom rents for Myrtle.

3. Myrtle seems vivacious. She walks down the stairs, and she is full of life and makes eye contact with Tom. She was clearly awaiting his arrival and is trying to impress him by being sexual.

4. George has blond hair and light blue eyes. He is powerless and spiritless, and not too handsome. He's hopeful for something that Tom may bring, which I believe is the car that Tom was going to sell him.
Fitzgerald describes this setting very detailed and poetic. He describes it as being full of ashes, strange gardens, and smoke; full of people more like ghosts than men. He focuses very well in the details of this area which is just a setting but plays a larger roll later