RR #8

pages 82-96

7/14/10



Gatsby and Nick set the date for the tea party rather quickly. Fitzgerald makes the character of Gatsby bold in that way. By having Gatsby go to the trouble to talk to Jordan and Nick. He is making the character of Gatsby seem very determined. Gatsby is also somewhat of a perfectionist. He believes that if everything isn't perfect, it will reflect his appearance and Daisy won't want to give him a chance. By having someone actually come over to Nick's house in order to cut his lawn for him, it showed Nick's character that Gatsby is very picky and at first he was very irritated by that trait. When Daisy arrives even more character development appears. Daisy's character is growing to be a quiet and laid back person. I started to realize this when she found out Gatsby was at the house and she didn't really show any emotion at all unless to act as if the situation was not awkward. The way Fitzgerald so swiftly goes from silence to Gatsby giving Nick and Daisy a tour of the house is interesting. He has the characters acting as though they have lost no time together at all. Fitzgerald throws in hints every now and then to let the reader know Daisy is very happy to see Gatsby. From Fitzgerald's description of the two, it was easy to figure out they would be together as the story progressed.