Chapter Summary:
After trying to sleep, but failing Nick decides to go over to Gatsby’s house to find out what happened after he left. Gatsby tells Nick that he waited for Daisy until four o’clock in the morning but nothing interesting enough happened. Nick advises Gatsby that he should get out of town. Gatsby informs Nick about his past with Daisy and how they fell in and out of love. Nick reassures Gatsby that he a good guy, and that he is better then all the others. Later, Nick decides to end things with Jordan. Despite Michaelis’ efforts to help George Wilson recover form Myrtle’s death, Wilson goes on a crazy rampage and kills Gatsby and himself.
Character Choice:
I. Jordan Baker
II. “You weren’t so nice to me last night” (Fitzgerald 163).
III. Jordan is a good athlete. She is self-sufficient and rich all on her own.
IV. On the other hand, Jordan is a lie and a cheat. She cheats in order to win and she cheats through her relationships and her love life. Her relationship with Nick is not sentimental in anyway. Jordan also gossips a great deal.
Quote Selection:
“…paid a high price for living too long with a single dream” (Fitzgerald169).
This quote identifies Gatsby perfectly. He is perfectly portrayed as spending too much time on one thing. He lived his life on a dream that was not possible. He fell short of his quest and was killed for it.
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