Chapter+3

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=Chapter 3 =

** Summary- ** Chapter three begins with descriptions of Gatsby’s parties. Nick goes into detail about the fact that Gatsby’s chauffeur arrives at his house and gives him an invitation to the party. Later Nick walks over to Gatsby’s house and notices that most of the people at Gatsby’s party were most likely not invited. Throughout the night he hears numerous rumors about Gatsby including that he was a German spy, he killed a man, and was an Oxford man; one woman even said that the last time she'd been at a party at Gatsby's house, she tore her dress on a chair, so Gatsby sent her a dress worth $265. The atmosphere consists of jubilant music, dancing, drinking, and a lot of food. The guests are overwhelmed by Gatsby’s possessions such as his library, Rolls Royce, motor-boats, and beach to name a few. Nick finds Jordan Baker at the party and, after a bit of mingling and socializing with Jordan's friends and some of the other guests, they both go looking for Gatsby because neither of them has seen him and both are curious about the eccentric claims about their host. While on their hunt for Gatsby, they stumble into the library where they find a man with large glasses that Nick decides to call "Owl Eyes" who is fascinated with the authenticity of the books. Around midnight, Nick starts talking to a man who was in the same division during the war and ends up finding out that the man he is speaking to is his host Jay Gatsby. Nick notices things about Gatsby such as that he doesn’t drink, he isolates himself from his own party, and he refers to everyone as “old sport.” As the party comes to an end, couples are bickering about whether or not to leave the party as a butler approaches Jordan to tell her that Gatsby wants to meet with her and in the library. Later after Jordan and Gatsby speak, Nick says farewell to Gatsby and Jordan. On his way home he sees Owl Eyes, who is completely drunk, attempting to get his car out of a muddy ditch. After getting home, Nick describes to the readers what an average day is like for him. One thing that he mentions is that he works in New York City and he meets women when walking around there. After spending a short time with a girl he met from Jersey City, he decides to pursue Jordan Baker as Daisy had suggested. He is attracted to Jordan even though he knows she is a dishonest person. For example, Nick knows that, in her first golf tournament, she cheated by moving the ball in a better position. Regardless of her dishonesty, Nick is still attracted to her although he is one of the only honest people he has ever met in his lifetime. __ iiuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy __


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Party of the Year Jay Gatsby has yet another fantastic party! Last Friday, Jay Gatsby had yet another unbelievable party that has made the social headlines of every newspaper and magazine in New York. West Egg lit up the Sound as the guests began to arrive. Before all the hype, however, a lot of preparation was put into the party to awe the guests. An abundance of crates of fruit were brought to Gatsby’s residence, the bar was prepared, hors d’oervres were set up under tents in his freshly-cut garden, and a plethora of food, such as spiced baked hams, turkeys, pastries, and more were prepared for the guests to consume through a night of dancing, music, and fun activities. Early in the afternoon, Gatsby had guests already enjoying his beach and pool until night came when they all dressed upstairs. The live orchestra arrived promptly at 7 p.m. bringing the party into full-swing. Socialites and celebrities all arrived and intermingled with uninvited guests who simply arrived for the fun and gaiety of a night at Jay Gatsby’s mansion. All were in awe of the luxurious possessions, such as Gatsby’s Rolls Royce, his authentic library, and his beautiful landscape. The only arguments of the night were those of wives who did not want to go home. Not a single person left the party untouched by the extravagance and opulence of Jay Gatsby’s party, which would become known as the biggest social event of the year. __ 6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy __

** Quotes- ** “Sometimes they came and went without having met Gatsby at all, came for the party with a simplicity of heart that was its own ticket of admissions” (Fitzgerald 41). This quote shows the space between the classes and how the didn’t seem to care if they were invited or not just the fact that they had money was enough.

“They were at least agonizingly aware of the easy money in the vicinity and convinced that it was theirs for a few words in the right key” (Fitzgerald 42). Greed is one of the many themes within chapter three, and this quote shows that. It talks about how easy money was so noticeable all they had to do was get to know someone there that had it and they were set.

“He smiled – and suddenly there seemed to be a pleasant significance in having been among the last to go, as if he had desired it all the time” (Fitzgerald 53). Through this quote Nick explains this comfort and connection he has with Gatsby that he doesn’t have with anyone else. __ yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy __ **Symbolism-** The orchestra at Gatsby’s parties symbolizes happiness and life. It also symbolizes being able to let go, be free and have fun. The different instruments coming together to make a beautiful and lively noise is symbolizing people from all over coming together to have a good night at his party. They may be very different but they all come together and enjoy themselves. The color yellow is also a symbol in this chapter. Yellow is associated with vitality, energy, hope and warmness. It also represents luxury, wealth and decadence. The orchestra is playing “yellow” cocktail music. The orchestra is energetic and cheerful just as the color yellow. The two young and vivacious ladies both wore “yellow” dresses to the party expressing their youth on their clothes. All of the symbols have to do with greatness and life and being able to let go and have fun.

http://www.1920-1200-wallpapers.com/1920x1200%20Images/Flowers/yellow_flowers.jpg- The yellow flowers symbolize the mood of the Gatsby's party, and also yellow is associated with vitality, energy, hope and warmness which was the mood of Gatsby's party he held. __ yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy __ This picture describes what Gatsby's parties looked like, it shows the mood and also shows how people would dress to prepare for these parties. ||
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This picture shows of Gatsby's yellow Rolls Royce that he used to go pick up people for the parties. ||
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 * **Students** || **Contribution** ||
 * Bryan Reczek || Summary, Newspaper Article ||
 * Katie Wheeler || Summary, Newspaper Article. Read through the symbolism paragraph for grammatical errors ||
 * Shanita Fort || Wrote the symbolism paragraph. Revamped the page and read through summary for errors. ||
 * Lexie Hubbard || Found the quotes and wrote the explanations. Revamped the page. ||
 * Monish Firasta || Found the pictures and wrote explanation. Found Song ||
 * Emily Lecomte || Found the pictures and wrote explanation.Found Song ||
 * Ben Crowder || Found the pictures and wrote explanations. Found Song ||