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Why I moved to West Egg


I moved to West Egg in New York to be closer to Daisy. Since we met in Louisville, Kentucky, I have loved her. I met her while I was in the army. I was a lieutenant stationed at a base in Louisville, and she was the most beautiful girl in town. All the officers were in love with her, yet she fell in love with me. However, I had to leave to fight in the war. While I was away she chose to marry Tom Buchannan. Ever since the last day I saw her, I have felt a void and emptiness in my heart. It feels as if a part of me is missing. Every night I stretch my arm across to the bay, reaching out to touch the green light of Daisy’s dock. My goal now that I’m living here is to win her back. I throw my elaborate parties to impress her and I hope that one day she will stumble in to one of them. All I can think about is her. I hope that one day we can be together again. I plan to enlist my new neighbor to help me on my noble quest. His name is Nick Carraway, and he is a cousin of Daisy’s. I’m going to have him arrange a meeting between Daisy and I. Hopefully after this meeting, our relationship will rekindle itself. I wish for her to live with me, and we can remake the past. My soul will be lost without her.  

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