Chapter 2

Somewhere in between West Egg and New York there is a deserted place, known as the Valley of Ashes, where the trash of New York is dumped. Men who live here and work at picking up the trash.There is a doctor named T.J. Eckleburg who watches everything that goes on in the deserted place. Nick and Tom take a train that goes through this place and Tom makes Nick get off at one of the stops and introduces him to his lover Myrtle. She is the wife of George Wilson.Tom tells Myrtle to come with him and all three of them go back to New York.They have a party with Myrtle's sister, catherine and a couple named the McKees.Catherine tells Nick that she has heard that Gatsby is somehow realted to the ruler of Germany during World War I. Nick does not like the McKees,they drink a lot throught the party. Nick says that he got drunk and this party for only the second time in his life.Nick does not like what the others are talking about so he tries to leave, but is somehow facinated by terrible sight of the group.Myrtle is drinking a lot and becoming very obnoxious. Tom gives her a puppy and then she brings up his wife. Tom tells her never to talk about her again.Myrtle tells him that she can talk about whatever she wants and starts saying Daisy's name. Tom gets really mad and breaks her noes and the party ends. Nick leaves very drunk with Mr. McKee and goes beck to Long Island.