Chapter 5 Pages 81-97

Chapter 5 Pages 81-97
Chapter 5 opens with Nick walking back to his house and he runs into Gatsby, when they talk about having Daisy over for tea.  The day that Daisy comes Gatsby sends a man to cut Nick's lawn and a greenhouse. Gatsby is waiting in Nick's house when Daisy comes and then Gatsby goes around the house to the front door, where he rings the doorbell. Gatsby is very nervous, but Nick gives him a pep talk and eventually leaves Daisy and Gatsby alone. When Nick comes back, the three of them go to Gatsby's house so that Gatsby can show off to Daisy and Nick eventually leaves them and goes home.
-Gatsby
-"This is a terrible mistake,... a terrible, terrible mistake." p. 87
-Gatsby is obviously very rich and gentlemanly, but this Chapter shows that he is not as smooth as I thought and he is very nervous. He is also rude to Daisy by leaving her alone in the room while he talks to Nick.
-Gatsby is the main character in the novel and this chapter illustrates that his purpose in the book is to get Daisy by showing her his wealth.  He is in some ways an antagonist in the book because he is trying to tear Daisy from her marriage with Tom.
-"His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one." p.93  This is important because Gatsby reveals to Daisy that he knew she was across the water the whole time, but to her he was somewhere not near him, and so now their connection is less significant.  This could be very important later in the book if Diasy and Gatsby try to have a relationship.