<P> Gatsby returned home and settled in New York, which was being transformed by the Jazz Age . It is speculated, but never confirmed, that Gatsby took advantage of Prohibition by making a fortune from bootlegging and built connections with various gangsters such as Meyer Wolfsheim (who Gatsby claims is "the man who fixed the World's Series back in 1919"). </P> <P> With his vast income, Gatsby purchased a mansion in the fictional West Egg (a reference to Great Neck or perhaps Kings Point) of Long Island . West Egg lies on the opposite bay from old - money East Egg (a reference to Sands Point), where Daisy, Tom, and their three - year - old daughter Pammy live . At his West Egg mansion, Gatsby hosts elaborate parties every weekend, open to all comers, in an attempt to attract Daisy as a party guest . Through Daisy's cousin Nick Carraway, Gatsby finally has a chance to reunite with her . Gatsby does not reveal to Daisy or to Nick the truth of how he came to acquire his wealth . During several meetings, Gatsby tries to revive his relationship with Daisy to what had been five years ago . He seeks to woo her with his wealth and asks her to leave her boorish, faithless husband . </P> <P> At the Buchanan home, Jordan Baker, Nick, Jay, and the Buchanans decide to visit New York City . Tom borrows Gatsby's yellow Rolls Royce to drive up to the city . On the way to New York City, Tom makes a detour at a gas station in "the Valley of Ashes", a run - down part of Long Island . The owner, George Wilson, shares his concern that his wife, Myrtle, may be having an affair . This unnerves Tom, who has been having an affair with Myrtle, and he leaves in a hurry . </P> <P> During the party in an expensive hotel suite, the casual conversation evolves into a confrontation between Daisy, Gatsby and Tom . In a fit of anger, Gatsby insists that Daisy always loved him, not Tom, and that she only married Tom for his money . Daisy admits she loved both Tom and Gatsby . The party then breaks up, with Daisy driving Gatsby out of New York City in the yellow Rolls - Royce and Tom leaving with Daisy's friend Jordan Baker and Nick in Tom's car . </P>

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