Chapter 5, pgs. 81-96
Summary
In chapter 5, Nick gets home at about 2 in the morning and sees Gatsby’s house lit up and thinks that he is having another party. Gatsby approaches Nick and begs him to come to Coney Island with him. After Nick denies repeatedly, Gatsby talks to him about business and about how he can get him more money. Nick also denies this and goes home. The next day is the scheduled tea with Gatsby, Nick and Daisy at Nick’s house. At first Gatsby and Daisy are both uneasy, but as the night progresses they fall back into how they were 5 years ago. Gatsby takes them on a tour of his house and shows them all of his wonderful material possessions. Daisy is very impressed by all of this. At the end of the chapter, Nick leaves Daisy and Gatsby to be together.
Character- Daisy Buchanan
Summary
In chapter 5, Nick gets home at about 2 in the morning and sees Gatsby’s house lit up and thinks that he is having another party. Gatsby approaches Nick and begs him to come to Coney Island with him. After Nick denies repeatedly, Gatsby talks to him about business and about how he can get him more money. Nick also denies this and goes home. The next day is the scheduled tea with Gatsby, Nick and Daisy at Nick’s house. At first Gatsby and Daisy are both uneasy, but as the night progresses they fall back into how they were 5 years ago. Gatsby takes them on a tour of his house and shows them all of his wonderful material possessions. Daisy is very impressed by all of this. At the end of the chapter, Nick leaves Daisy and Gatsby to be together.
Character- Daisy Buchanan
“It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such—such beautiful shirts before.” (pg. 92)
- very into material possessions, beautiful, very good at faking some things, not independent, two-faced, charming Daisy Buchanan is Nick’s cousin, Tom’s wife and Gatsby’s love.
In this chapter, Daisy’s true self is exposed when she is with Gatsby. We see her love and obsession for material possessions but then again we see her cry. When she is with Gatsby, she is completely vulnerable and lets her guard down.
Quote
“Luckily the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously at the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it with trembling fingers and set it back in place” (pg. 86)
To me, this quote symbolizes Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship. Just like the old clock stopping, their old relationship stopped for five years. When Gatsby fixes the clock with his “trembling fingers,” it represents how nervous and scared he is, but it also shows us that their relationship will be fixed just like the clock. I find this quote very symbolic and meaningful because it takes something like a clock and compares it to love without explaining it.
- very into material possessions, beautiful, very good at faking some things, not independent, two-faced, charming Daisy Buchanan is Nick’s cousin, Tom’s wife and Gatsby’s love.
In this chapter, Daisy’s true self is exposed when she is with Gatsby. We see her love and obsession for material possessions but then again we see her cry. When she is with Gatsby, she is completely vulnerable and lets her guard down.
Quote
“Luckily the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously at the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it with trembling fingers and set it back in place” (pg. 86)
To me, this quote symbolizes Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship. Just like the old clock stopping, their old relationship stopped for five years. When Gatsby fixes the clock with his “trembling fingers,” it represents how nervous and scared he is, but it also shows us that their relationship will be fixed just like the clock. I find this quote very symbolic and meaningful because it takes something like a clock and compares it to love without explaining it.
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