The rising action of The Great Gatsby starts with the initial complication of Nick going to visit the Buchanans. There, the reader begins to experience the action of the story. At this point, there is actually story to be told, not just empty descriptions of people and places. From this point, Nick meets Tom's mistress, then Gatsby, then Nick and Jordan set Gatsby and Daisy up, then the four of them (Gatsby, Nick, Daisy and Tom) go to the city. On the way back, Daisy runs Myrtle over.
The act of running Myrtle over is the last part of the rising action. There were many complications that led to significant events in the story as well, for example, each of the events mentioned above started with a complication. These complications grow into conflict, as the reader learns more about the situation. There are a few conflicts in this novel, perhaps the most glaring between Daisy and Tom. The other conflicts are those between Nick and Tom, Nick and Jordan, Gatsby and Tom, Gatsby and Daisy, Gatsby's inner conflict, and Wilson and Myrtle. It is interesting to watch the tiny complications grow into such hulking conflicts as the story is told.
The act of running Myrtle over is the last part of the rising action. There were many complications that led to significant events in the story as well, for example, each of the events mentioned above started with a complication. These complications grow into conflict, as the reader learns more about the situation. There are a few conflicts in this novel, perhaps the most glaring between Daisy and Tom. The other conflicts are those between Nick and Tom, Nick and Jordan, Gatsby and Tom, Gatsby and Daisy, Gatsby's inner conflict, and Wilson and Myrtle. It is interesting to watch the tiny complications grow into such hulking conflicts as the story is told.