After talking about the places in France where they were stationed during the war, the man reveals that he is Gatsby. Nick and Jordan sit down at a table with a man who recognizes Nick from the army. Some partygoers also perform relatively risqué acts. A man with owl-eyed spectacles enthuses about the fact that all these books are actually real-and about the fact that Gatsby hasn't cut their pages (meaning he's never read any of them).īack out in the garden, guests are now dancing, and several famous opera singers perform. In his mansion, they end up in the library, which has ornately carved bookshelves and reams of books.
They decide to find Gatsby since Nick has never actually met him.
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One rumor has it that Gatsby killed someone, another that he was a German spy.įood is served, which Nick and Jordan eat at a table full of people from East Egg, who look at this insane party with condescension.
They gossip about what this odd behavior means. A young woman tells them that at another one of these parties, when she ripped her dress by accident, Gatsby sent her a very expensive replacement. Nick and Jordan chat with other party people. Nick hangs out near the bar until he sees Jordan Baker. There's a surprising number of English people at the party, who seem desperate to get their hands on American money. The first night Nick goes to Gatsby's for a party, he's one of a very few actually invited guests. It's an even bigger deal than it sounds because all this is happening during the Prohibition, when alcohol was supposedly unavailable. Each weekend, guests are ferried back and forth to Manhattan by Rolls-Royce, crates of oranges and lemons are juiced, an army of caterers sets up tents and lighting, food is piled high, the bar is overwhelmingly stocked, and there is a huge band playing. Guests party day and night and then on Mondays servants clean up the mess.Įverything is about excess and a sense of overkill. Nick describes watching endless parties going on in Gatsby's house every weekend. To find a quotation we cite via chapter and paragraph in your book, you can either eyeball it (Paragraph 1-50: beginning of chapter 50-100: middle of chapter 100-on: end of chapter), or use the search function if you're using an online or eReader version of the text. We're using this system since there are many editions of Gatsby, so using page numbers would only work for students with our copy of the book. Our citation format in this guide is (chapter.paragraph). Read on for our Great Gatsby Chapter 3 summary, covering the highs and lows of the Gatsby Saturday night experience. Even more excitingly, we finally get to meet the man, the myth, the legend himself-Gatsby, in the flesh! So why then does this reveal, which the novel has been building toward for 2.5 chapters, seem so anticlimactic? Do that and the water level will lower, making a path for you towards another gate.In Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby, we finally-finally!-we get to see one of Gatsby's totally off the hook parties! And, it more than lives up to the hype as far as Nick is concerned. There’ll be another big button for you to push. This will lower the pillars in front of you, then head down towards them. Then, to finish, hit the button on the bigger stone structure overlooking the other stone pillars by the waterfall. You'll know which ones to hit by the markings located either in or around the huts. However, it's their order that's important.įrom bottom to top, find each stone structure with a button and press it in the proper order. Interact with all five markings and Norah will take note of them. Head down it, and you'll find a stone pillar with hand marks on it. Not only will you learn some important information about the individuals who were there before, but you'll find helpful clues to guide you through this section.īy the mural on the right side of this room, you'll find a tunnel leading down towards the water. When you enter into the main area of this chapter with the three water falls, take your time looking through each stone hut.
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