RR # 3

pages 39- 59
7/12/10

Gatsby has been mentioned before during the story but he hasn't played a part in Nick's life quite yet. Mrs. Baker brought Gastby up in conversation during the dinner at the Buchanan's house when she found out where Nick lived. After that, Nick started to notice parties going on next door. He watched as prestiges cars pulled into the drive which held men and women with fancy clothing inside. He could hear the laughter and babbling from his house and wondered what was going on there. Reading about Carraway listening to the party and not being there made me sad for him. As if it was second grade again and he was left out of a dodgeball game. I knew judging from the title that Gatsby would play a major role in this story so I knew something stirring would happen shortly. Sure enough the morning after the party a man crossed Nick's lawn with an invitation. The night that Nick went to Gatsby's I was confused to hear that most of the guests weren't invited. Fitzgeralds way of bringing characters into the story is different from any other author I have ever incountered before. When he introduces them, he won't give their whole name and typically won't bring them back into the story untill a few chapters later. I had almost forgotten of Mrs. Baker when Nick saw her at the party. I was also taken off guard when F. Scott used her first name. This was the first time her character had been addressed as Jordan. After Nick began to speak to her I could tell she would be important to the book as well.