Chapter Three (p. 39-59)

Summary:
In Chapter Three, Nick is invited to a party at Jay Gatsby's house for the first time. There he encounters Jordan Baker and accompanies her for the rest of the night. He also finally formally meets Gatsby. Nick describes the party as being huge and glamorous with "finger-bowls" of champagne, a full orchestra, and lot's of people dancing. Towards the end of the chapter, Nick reveals something about his home life, that he has a woman back home who he has been writing too but wants to stop so he can further his relationship with Jordan Baker.

Character:
Jordan Baker
- "Jordan Baker instinctively avoided clever, shrewd men, and now I saw that this was because she felt safer on a plane where any divergence from a code would be thought to impossible. She was incurably dishonest. She wasn't able to endure being at a disadvantage and, given this unwillingness, I suppose she had begun dealing in subterfuges when she was very young in order to keep that cool, insolent smile turned to the world and yet satisfy the demands of her hard, jaunty body." (FITZGERALD 58)
- She is dishonest and lies a lot.
- People are attracted to her by the way she talks, walks, acts, and by her appearance.
- She also appears to be full of herself, but she may be using that to mask her insecurity.

- Jordan Baker is the one person Nick Carraway knows at the party. As soon as he sees her, he calls out to her and they are inseparable throughout the rest of the night. She's well known and people feel important when they know her. She seems to actually know Gatsby unlike the rest of the guests who are just using him for his house and wealthiness. Even in the first chapter, Nick says that he "likes looking at her". She holds herself well and knows how to talk to people. She will be an important character in this book because Nick obviously is beginning to care about her and wants to further their relationship.

Meaningful Quote:
"It was testimony to the romantic speculation he inspired that there were whispers about him from those who hd found little that it was necessary to whisper about in this world." (FITZGERALD 44)
- I chose this quote because it showed how popular, yet unknown, Gatsby really is. In this chapter, Nick talks about how he was one of the few people who had actually been invited and when he's eating dinner with the "two girls in yellow" the conversation revolves around the rumors regarding Gatsby's life. His lifestyle intrigues people; he's rich, easy-going, throws a lot of parties, but no one really knows who he is. In fact, when Nick is first talking to him, he doesn't even realize that the man he's talking to is Gatsby. In conclusion, this quote stood out to me because it emphasized the mysteries that surround Jay Gatsby and his life.