Chapter 3 follows Nick going to his first party at Gatsby’s house and his interpretation of the events
and people that he encounters while there. In this chapter the reader is introduced formally to
Jordan Baker and Jay Gatsby. Nick has been invited to Gatsby’s party by the host himself,
which Nick later learns is actually quite rare. Most guests just show up because they know someone who
is going. Not long after his arrival to the mansion Nick meets Jordan Baker, whom Daisy and Tom had
told him about in the previous chapter. Nick and Jordan then make it their mission to find and meet Mr.
Gatsby. Along the way to find him they come across many different types of people. From the twin
performers, to Lucille, to Owl Eyes, each character they meet has their own idea of who Gatsby is and
where he has come from. Nick also describes the scenery of the party. He discusses the lavish
decorations and extensive work that goes into creating such a party. For example there is a full
orchestra that comes in to perform, dozens of fruits brought in, and countless butlers and chauffeurs
that all work to pull off the event. Eventually Jordan and Nick meet Gatsby in the garden around
midnight. Gatsby introduces himself first, having recognized Nick from the military. However, Nick does
not realize that he is speaking to Gatsby and then becomes embarrassed when he learns who he is
conversing with. In the rest of the chapter Nick discuss his everyday routine stating that the events that
took place with Jordan or at the parties where only a small portion of his life. He goes on to continues
describing his relationship with Jordan. He says that he was curious about her but he was not in love
with her. He soon learns that she is a liar: “She was incurably dishonest”(Fitzgerald 58). He then
assumed that the rumors that she had cheated in her first golf tournament where true after she lied
about leaving a car’s top down. Although he thinks of himself as: “one of the few honest people that I
have ever known,”(Fitzgerald 59) he did not care that she was dishonest, he still liked her and continued
seeing her.
and people that he encounters while there. In this chapter the reader is introduced formally to
Jordan Baker and Jay Gatsby. Nick has been invited to Gatsby’s party by the host himself,
which Nick later learns is actually quite rare. Most guests just show up because they know someone who
is going. Not long after his arrival to the mansion Nick meets Jordan Baker, whom Daisy and Tom had
told him about in the previous chapter. Nick and Jordan then make it their mission to find and meet Mr.
Gatsby. Along the way to find him they come across many different types of people. From the twin
performers, to Lucille, to Owl Eyes, each character they meet has their own idea of who Gatsby is and
where he has come from. Nick also describes the scenery of the party. He discusses the lavish
decorations and extensive work that goes into creating such a party. For example there is a full
orchestra that comes in to perform, dozens of fruits brought in, and countless butlers and chauffeurs
that all work to pull off the event. Eventually Jordan and Nick meet Gatsby in the garden around
midnight. Gatsby introduces himself first, having recognized Nick from the military. However, Nick does
not realize that he is speaking to Gatsby and then becomes embarrassed when he learns who he is
conversing with. In the rest of the chapter Nick discuss his everyday routine stating that the events that
took place with Jordan or at the parties where only a small portion of his life. He goes on to continues
describing his relationship with Jordan. He says that he was curious about her but he was not in love
with her. He soon learns that she is a liar: “She was incurably dishonest”(Fitzgerald 58). He then
assumed that the rumors that she had cheated in her first golf tournament where true after she lied
about leaving a car’s top down. Although he thinks of himself as: “one of the few honest people that I
have ever known,”(Fitzgerald 59) he did not care that she was dishonest, he still liked her and continued
seeing her.
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