1. Chapter 3 pages 39-59
2. Chapter 3 Summary
The third chapter starts off with a description of Gatsby's fabulous parties. Nick always sees people leaving and going into his house at any different times of the day, who would borrow his cars, boats, and so on. Many people weren't even invited to Gatsby's parties went. After seeing many parties from his house, Nick receives a handwritten invitation from Gatsby to go to his nest party. As Nick searches for Gatsby during the party, he runs into Jordan Baker and pairs off with her for most of the night. After many drinks Nick sits down and starts a conversation with a man who fought in the war with him. After a couple minutes he reveals his name, which is Gatsby. Nick felt embarrassed about not recognizing him and was terribly sorry. Then Gatsby pulls Jordan aside for an hour and has a delightful conversation with her alone. When they come back Jordan is amazed on what she had heard and can't tell Nick what he said. Before Nick leaves Gatsby asks him if he wants to fly his hydroplane with him in the morning and he agrees. As everyone was leaving there was a car accident with a drunk man, it pretty much was a laughing matter. When Nick returns home, time passes by, and in that time Nick pretty much has a relationship with Jordan, works in New York, and goes to more parties. He also realizes that Jordan is "incurably dishonest," and says to himself that, "I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known."
3a. Jay Gatsby page 50
b)"His tanned skin was drawn attractively tight on his face and his short hair looked as though it were trimmed every day. I could see nothing sinister about him. I wondered if the fact that he was not drinking helped to set him off from his guests, for it seemed to me that he grew more correct as the fraternal hilarity increased."
c) Gatsby is a rich, young, friendly, mysterious, and his house is the center of attention. He seems generous, unique, and very exciting. During the party he keeps getting phone calls, and he is always involved in conversation with friends or guests, or he is just standing back and watching. At the party he is easy going, inviting, and very happy.
d) His role in the story is to make the readers think. Gatsby is a huge mystery. He is a very weird man. Everything we have seen or heard about him so far have been great, but I think there is something bad he has done. I think the parties he throw is in order to hide something. I feel he isn't content with what he has at the moment. His character represents a "?" We don't know whats going on with this guy. He seems too good to be true.
4. Jordan and Nick's conversation page 58
Jordan says, "I hate careless people. That's why I like you."
This quote is very important because it make Nick feel like he loved Jordan. It shifted their relations with each other. A binary compositions kind of occurs here because Nick is careful and honest, but Jordan is careless and dishonest. But even thought they have opposite qualities they seem to have feelings for each other, which is quite ironic.
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