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perfectangel17
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How did Daisy and Mr. Gatsby meet in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald?

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Posted by perfectangel17 on Monday March 16, 2009 at 6:37 PM and tagged with camp taylor, daisy, gatsby, louisville, plot, the great gatsby.

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  1. mshurn
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    Daisy and Gatsby met for the first time in Louisville where he was stationed at Camp Taylor as a young officer before being shipped overseas during World War I. Daisy was very popular among the officers at Camp Taylor, and Gatsby went with some of them to visit Daisy, meeting her for the first time. After a while, Gatsby went to Daisy's house without the others. Their love affair began and lasted for a month before he had to leave to go to the war. 

    After a five-year separation, they meet again in West Egg where Gatsby has bought a huge mansion across the bay from the Buchanans' estate. Their reunion occurs when Nick arranges it, at Gatsby's request, inviting Daisy to tea at his cottage where Gatsby waits for her.

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    http://www.enotes.com/great-gatsby/chapter-5-summary-anal...
    http://www.enotes.com/great-gatsby/chapter-8-summary-anal...
    http://www.enotes.com/great-gatsby/overview

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    Posted by mshurn on Monday March 16, 2009 at 6:53 PM