| Describe the two ways in which Nick differs from the other guests at Gatsby’s party? | 1. If you were actually invited my Gatsby himself then it was a honor for both of you to be there. 2. It was very rare to actually see and meet Gatsby at his own party. (which Nick got to do) |
| what does Nick think of Gatsby when he first meets him? | Nick was actually invited to Gatsby’s party and he kind of already knows what gatsby is like because he’s neighbors with him. |
| Describe the events and atmosphere of the party. | outside in his garden-tons of green lights, caterers, large long table of food, tons to drink (wine, etc), orchestra, cocktail table. |
| What does the owl-eyed man in the library find extradionary about Gatsby’s library? | he’s drunk, but he find that the books are real with printed pages and everythink. |
| What does Nick learn about Jordan Baker after he has spent some time with her? | That she is very outgoing, rich, she has met Gatsby once before(something going on between them). |
| Why does Fitzgerald describe the party (in the passage beginning “By seven o’clock the orchestra has arrived”) in the present tense? | So we (the audience) can picture and rally realizae, as if we were there, what it was like. |
| How does Nick characterize the guests at Gatsby’s party? What do his characterizations tellus about how Nick feels about most of these people? | He says that a lot of them are young Englishmen all about who are well dressed, very quiet, and seem a little hungry. he think there probs here to sell things like bonds or insurance or automobiles. |
| Describe the ambiguity in Gatsby’s character that strikes Nick. | That he’s not like the people at his own party. |
| Describe two incidents involving automombiles in this chapter. What role do automobiles seem to play in the novel so far? | 1. Englishmen at the party selling automobiles. 2. |
The Great Gatsby chapter 3 study guide
March 24, 2020