Chapter+5

= __Summary __ = Gatsby is agitated when talking to Nick about meeting Daisy. Nick tells Gatsby he will help him. Immediately Gatsby offers to repay him in some way but Nick refuses. Gatsby is very nervous on the night of the reunion between him and Daisy. At first when they meet it is very awkward so Nick leaves the room. He returns to find the two of them both in tears of joy. Their romance is rekindled. Gatsby invited both Nick and Daisy over to his house and they agree. Nick begins to feel like neither of them even remember he is there and so he leaves the two of them alone for the evening in Gatsby's house and returns home.

__ Unfamiliar Vocab __
pompadour-an arrangement of a man's hair in which it is brushed up high from the forehead. [|pompadour definition] monograms- a single emblematic or decorative letter; applied initial [|monograms definition] obstinate- firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion [|obstinate definition]

__ Reflection to time period/author's life __
This again is about Fitzgerald's life. Fitzgerald never got the chance to meet his sweetheart again but he did meet a new woman named Zelda and things started off very good with Zelda much like how things with Gatsby and Daisy are very good.

__ Common Theme __
The common theme in this novel is the idea of nostalgia and possibly the rebirth of this nostalgia.The nostalgia in this chapter is felt by Jay Gatsby. The nostalgia he feels is toward his former and only true love Daisy. After years of patiently waiting for the ideal opportunity. Gatsby finally decides to meet with Daisy and profess his love for her. He is nostalgic of their former relationship, and he felt when they were together. Gatsby becomes very nervous of his meeting with Daisy and for the first time in the novel he is unsure of himself. He has been planning this day for approximately 5 years. It has become Gatsby's dream to reunite with Daisy. He feels a sense of nostalgia of what they had in the past, and believes they could start from where they left off. He doesn't care what the repercussions of his actions are; he just wants to experience the relationship he once had with Daisy.

= C o l o r  = - Gatsby's car is a "rich cream color". The color cream here is considered rich. The passage goes on to explain this elaborate car. Cream resembles riches in this particular passage.

- "the gold-turning dawn of West Egg". Here we see dawn being refered to as turning gold. Gold is a symbol of peace, and promise to the reader.

= __ **Marxist/Feminist View** __ = This chapter focuses on the deep emotions rooted in the relationship between Daisy and Gatsby. It shows that a great and wealthy man such as Gatsby has a need of women, in particualr Daisy. This is obviously not a tangible need but an emotional need. This shows that man's human nature in itself makes women powerful and important. From a marxist view, the whole premise of Gatsby using Nick's very humble abode for the spot on which to meet his love after a 5 years is quite positive. This could be seen as negative however because he used Nick's house to further emphasize the grandor and immensity of his own house.