The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Analysis over chapter 5 pages 81-90
What starts out as an awkward and strange encounter between Daisy and Gatsby takes a turn for the better in this first section of chapter five. When Gatsby appears at Nick's door, pale and insecure, I thought there was not a chance that this "ironic" meeting between Daisy and Gatsby could end well. Gatsby walks in like a scared little boy and hides in the shadows until Nick forces Daisy and Jay to talk when he abruptly leaves them alone. Part of me wonders if Jay really does like Nick, or if he has simply been using him this whole time in order to get closer to Daisy? At times I really do believe Jay is fond of Nick, but then again he could just be using his money and power to win Nick over solely for his own purposes. When Nick returns about thirty minutes later, it appears that some connection between the two has been reestablished. "Daisy's face was smeared with tears," and Gatsby "literally glowed,"(Fitzgerald, 89). I'm not sure what was said between them, whether they confessed there still existing feelings for one another or just smoothed over the rough water, but obviously their talk ended in a positive outcome. Gatsby wants to take Nick and Daisy over to his mansion, which sounds lovely and what not, but I'm afraid he might get a little too cocky with all riches and acquired wealth. This will be entertaining, no doubt.
What starts out as an awkward and strange encounter between Daisy and Gatsby takes a turn for the better in this first section of chapter five. When Gatsby appears at Nick's door, pale and insecure, I thought there was not a chance that this "ironic" meeting between Daisy and Gatsby could end well. Gatsby walks in like a scared little boy and hides in the shadows until Nick forces Daisy and Jay to talk when he abruptly leaves them alone. Part of me wonders if Jay really does like Nick, or if he has simply been using him this whole time in order to get closer to Daisy? At times I really do believe Jay is fond of Nick, but then again he could just be using his money and power to win Nick over solely for his own purposes. When Nick returns about thirty minutes later, it appears that some connection between the two has been reestablished. "Daisy's face was smeared with tears," and Gatsby "literally glowed,"(Fitzgerald, 89). I'm not sure what was said between them, whether they confessed there still existing feelings for one another or just smoothed over the rough water, but obviously their talk ended in a positive outcome. Gatsby wants to take Nick and Daisy over to his mansion, which sounds lovely and what not, but I'm afraid he might get a little too cocky with all riches and acquired wealth. This will be entertaining, no doubt.
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