Chapter Three

Picture: Lavish Parties

Gatsby represents wealth throughout this chapter by his parties. To begin, Gatsby lives in the more wealthier area of the West Egg. Almost everyday of the week Gatsby hosts these lavishing parties. Though many of the people who attend do not know him personally, but they know of him. One example of Gatsby's wealth is " At high tide in the afternoon i watched the guests diving from the tower of his raft or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while his two motor boats slit in the waters of the sound"(43). Since Gatsby has all these riches, he does not seem to mind entertaining his guest with them. Another example, is every Friday he gets overly larger amounts of crates delivered which contain fresh oranges and lemons. These are delivered to him for basically the drinks for guests. Also, Gatsby highers Orchestras for his parties to entertain his guests as well. Lastly, those who are cordially invited to these parties, are approached by Gatsby's chauffeur in a blue uniform on their steps.

Quotes

"And on Mondays eight servants including an extra gardener toiled all day with mops and scrubbing-brushes and hammers and garden shears, repairing the ravages of the night before"(43). The significance of this quotes is it expresses the wealth that Gatsby has.

" There was a machine in the kitchen which could extract the juice of two hundred oranges in half an hour, if a little button is pressed two hundred times by a butler's thumb"(44). The significance of this quote is that it represents how materialistic Gatsby can be.

" The bar is in full swing and floating rounds of cocktails permedite the garden outside"(44). The significance of this quote expresses the exaggeration of wealth being presented.

" The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun and how the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music and the opera of voices pitches a key higher"(44). The significance of this quote also expresses exaggeration of wealth, but also expresses how as the party continues on people become more relaxed.

Character Relationships

During Chapter three chemistry rises between Jordan Baker and Nick Carraway. But, these two characters are very differently from one another. Jordan Baker is a sports woman and could also be known as a celebrity. Though Baker seems like a lovely lady, her lieing is not that deceitable. Nick had caught her once lieing about moving a golf ball during a tournament one year. Although, her lieing makes up who she is, it does not stop Nick from having an attraction towards her. Nick on the other hand ,moved to West Egg and started a bonds business in New York City. Nick also had attended Yale University in the East Egg, but the reject from the rich lifestyle caused him to move to West Egg. Jordan and Nick have met a couple times due to Jordan's long friendship with Nick's cousin Daisy. Though at one of Gatsby's parties Nick was alone and spotted Jordan in the crowd. They began to chat throughout the party and Nick began to enjoy her presence.