1) Chapter 5, 55-64
2)
The chapter begins with Gatsby arrival to Nick Carraway's house. In the anticipation of Daisy's arrival Gatsby is nervous and anxious to see Daisy. Upon Daisy's arrival too tea, there is an air of awkwardness in the room. Nick doesn't know what to do with himself in his own room, because Gatsby is attempting to talk to Daisy about their past. Nick leaves the room to give them space and goes outside, when he returns he finds them talking and each other are content. Gatsby invites Nick and Daisy to the mansion, where Daisy breaks down over the 'beautiful shirts.' In ending the night, they both forget Nick is in the room with them so he leaves and goes home.
3)
a) Daisy Buchanan
b)"Her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it, bright eyes and a bright passionate mouth, but there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget: a singing compulsion, a whispered 'Listen,' a promise that she had done gay, exciting things just a while since and that were gay, exciting things hovering in the next hour."
c) Daisy is, wealthy, beautiful, Blue-eyed, puts on airs, kind hearted, Sad inside, and intelligent.
d) Daisy plays the roll of Tom's wife. Although Tom is not a faithful husband Daisy is aware of his affairs, and doesn't confront him about it. In this chapter her roll becomes more dynamic, she is re-introduced to her past lover Jay Gatsby whose is in love with her. While the reader is unaware of what the two discuss in Nick's living room during tea, we see that they have rekindled. Jay invites them over to his house for a tour where Daisy breaks down, over shirts. It is clear that there is another reason that has brought tears to Daisy eyes, which quite possible be because she had made the wrong decision in marrying Tom instead of waiting for Jay. Daisy's roll also becomes more dynamic because Gatsby and Daisy are now infatuated with one another, and Nick leaves the two alone, leaving the rest of the night open ended.
4)“ I was in the drug business and then I was in the oil business. Do you mean you’ve been thinking over what I proposed to you the other night?” p.60
This quote stood out to me because both of these business are corrupt. This shows that Gatsby has made quick money in his life, and has a dark side. Although the reader and Nick is still inclined to like him, because of his childish love for Daisy.
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