The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Chapter 3 pages 47-59
"It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you many come across four or five time in a life" (Fitzgerald, page 48).
I did not know what a hydroplane was but this is it. |
The introduction of Gatsby came at an unexpected time. He enjoys his party without being noticed yet believes that Nick knows who he is. I am not sure how Gatsby expects to receive this type of nonchalant treatment at a party where he is the most talked about subject. It almost baffles me that he is able to go unnoticed yet he seems to captivate Nick's attention once Nick learns he is speaking to Gatsby. The quote above seems to capture the feeling that Nick got once he learned who the famous Gatsby was and that Gatsby had invited him out on his hydroplane for the next morning. Along with the brief introduction and correspondance with Gatsby, the mystery of Jordan and Gatsby seems to be revealed a little more when he invites her to speak with him privately and they spend an hour together until Nick is on his way out of the party. Obviously, Jordan and Gatsby know each other on a more personal and intimate level where Gatsby actually spends time with her unlike his other party guests.
Toward the very end of the chapter, Nick shifts to talking about his time outside of the parties he previously covered in the novel. When it is revealed that Jordan lies about a lot, I concluded that Jordan really must have lied about her reason for being at Gatsby's party as everything seems to point at the fact that she lied. I am further interested to know why her and everyone else in the society seem to lie about everything they do. "I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known" (Fitzgerald, page 59).
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