This chapter is important to the story, as it begins to show Nick as a person of uniqueness in the plot. The author elaborates on the fact that Nick was the only one who received an actual invitation to the party. Nick describes in scrutinizing detail how the parties at Gatsby's house are formed and implemented, and just the sheer size of it all. In the chapter, he meets up with Jordan Baker and together with a woman named Lucille, they share rumors floating around the mysterious Jay Gatsby such as him possibly being raised in Germany, or being in the American army at the time, or once killing a man, or even being an educated "Oxford Man", (Pg. 44-48). But in this chapter, you finally get to actually meet Mr. Gatsby, which gives the reader a sign of relief as the tensions settle down and a large part of the story is put in place. He is revealed after Nick shows the man an invitation and Gatsby telling him about being a "bad host". However, the biggest question needing to be answered here now, is why DOES Mr. Gatsby throw all of these extravagant parties?
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May 2015
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