Blog #6

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Analysis over chapter 3 pages 49-59

It's getting late and the party appears to be getting a little sloppy. The remaining guest are mostly women fighting with there husbands or winning about their husbands. Once again we find Nick being an on looker as he observes the guest in his solitude. Only moments before, Gatsby swept Jordan away from Nick's company, wishing to speak with her alone. Jordan has never met Gatsby nor has had any previous encounter with him, so I'm not quite sure what Gatsby would be wanting with her. Maybe he is fan of her golf skills? Not likely. It's about two in the morning and Nick is just about to leave when he sees Jordan and Gatsby walking into the hall. Although Jordan has to leave, she quickly tell Nick that she,"just heard the most amazing thing,"(Fitzgerald,52), but of course she is forbidden to tell him. Tease. She hints that she will inform him later though. As Nick exits the mansion commotion is taking place outside. The man referred to as "Owl Eyes" had apparently crashed his car. This encounter was hilarious to read, but I was slightly confused on the significance. I don't believe Fitzgerald to be author who writes without a purpose, so this accident must represent something. Maybe this is just used to show how careless the wealthy are. As the chapter concludes, Nick mentioned that although he has written about only parties and fun affairs, that he did a lot more that summer than just mess around. He worked in lower New York and started a fling with Jordan Baker. It turns out she is somewhat of a little liar, which I don't find to be a good match for Nick at all. I think she is mostly with Nick because she thinks he is so easy going and absent minded that he won't notice her dishonest ways. Nick claims he is," one of the few honest people that I have ever known,"(Fitzgerald,59), so I don't understand why he would want to be with someone so untrustworthy as Jordan.