Chapter 3 - Summary Flashcards
What does Nick first describe in this chapter?
Gatsby’s extravagant summer parties
How does Nick describe the guests of the party?
“Guests diving from the tower of his raft… taking sun on the hot sand of his beach”
How does Nick describe the servants of the party?
“Servants toiled all day… repairing the ravages of the night before”
What do the guests seem to enjoy at Gatsby’s parties?
Hospitality
What 2 things does Nick use to paint a picture of the party’s atmosphere?
“Floating rounds of cocktails” in the garden/”Enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other’s names”
What does Nick say when he is invited to Gatsby’s party?
“One of the few guests who had actually been invited”
How does Nick feel at the party? What influences this?
Out of place
There are “a number of young Englishmen” “selling something” to the new money
How does Nick describe the new money?
“Agonisingly aware of the easy money in the vicinity”
What is common with the guests at Gatsby’s party? What do they speculate about?
No one knows him
His wealth
What are 3 examples of gossip about Gatsby?
He was a “German spy”/Oxford student/”He killed a man once”
What do people use Gatsby for? What does his mysterious nature source?
His parties
Gossip
Who does Nick meet at the party for a second time?
Jordan
Why does Jordan lead Nick away from the party? Where do they enter?
To “find the host”
Gatsby’s library
Who does Nick encounter in the library? What does Nick nickname him?
“A short, middle-aged man with enormous owl-eyed spectacles”
Owl Eyes
What is Owl Eyes doing in Gatsby’s library?
What is he surprised to find?
Admiring Gatsby’s books
The books aren’t made of “nice durable cardboard”
