Chapter+3

= __Summary __ = Nick gets invited to one of the coveted Jay Gatsby parties. Everyone at the party talks about their theories of the mysterious Gatsby. Nick and Jordan meet owl eyes, one of Gatsby's close friends, while they are trying to find Gatsby. Nick then closely watches Gatsby at the party. Jordan gets asked to privately meet with Gatsby and hears something amazing she is unable to tell Nick. Nick then stops to help Owl Eyes and hears Owl Eyes say something about a drunken rant. Nick starts to date Jordan and pick apart every little thing that he sees is wrong with her.

__Unfamiliar Vocab __

 ﻿ ﻿omnibus- less common word for bus
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fruiterer- a dealer in fruit
[|fruiterer definition] cornets- valved instrument of the trumpet family [|cornets definition]

__ Reflection to time period/author's life __
Gatsby throws a party with wealth from both East Egg and West egg in attendance. This represents the new rich clashing with the old rich in the 20's. The new rich did not have the manners nor the class of the new rich but desired to join their crowd. Fitzgerald is fascinated with this social hierarchy.

__ Common Themes __
The theme of this chapter is the idea of honesty. The character that exemplifies this trait is Nick. He comes from a Midwestern family who instilled the virtue of honesty into him. He is the only truly honest character. The other characters in the novel all have dirty secrets and lies. However, Nick is a straight shooter who disdains deceitful people. This is ironic because Nick is surrounded by a cast of deceitful characters.One of these deceitful character is Jordan Baker. In this chapter, he states "She (Jordan Baker) was incurably dishonest" (Fitzgerald 58). Her dishonesty is a pet peeve of Nick. Her dishonesty prevents Nick's relationship with Jordan from ever reaching a truly serious level. Nick also states, "Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply- I was casually sorry, and then I forgot" (Fitzgerald 58). Although her dishonesty doesn't have a resounding effect on Nick, it still bothers him. He has come to accept that most women are dishonest, but their dishonesty still bothers him. Although the other characters dishonesty, Nick believes that honesty is his strongest attribute. Nick states, "Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known" (Fitzgerald 59). Nick's belief in honesty is the theme of this chapter.

= ** C o l o r ** = - "In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars." p.39 The color blue represents depression and unhappiness. Though on the surface the parties seem lavish and extraordinary, in actuality the are debase of any real moral or ethical value. - "And turkeys bewitched to a dark gold." p. 40. The dark gold is in reference to how the turkeys are cooked. The color gold symbolizes wealth and success. In this sense, it represents the the extravagance of Gatsby's parties.

= __ **Marxist/Feminist View** __ = The fact that Jordan is the one who gets told the secret by Gatsby shows that she is just as important and trustworthy as a man would be.Gatsby's parties themselves represent the clashing of two different classes divided completely by money. The East Egg and West Egg, or new rich and old rich, are brought together at Gatsby's house and the new rich are not as well mannered as the old rich which causes an even clearer division among the two groups