The Great Gatsby

Chapter 6 starts off with Gatsby’s life before he was known as Jay Gatsby. He was actually James Gatz before he changed his name. Also he used to own a boat and supposedly lived on it for a while. The man, the portrait hanging on his bedroom wall, is a man he used to know, Dan Cody. This man had a huge part in Gatsby’s success and also may have had a big impact on his life. Then the story goes to Nick and how he is at Gatsby’s house and within 2 minutes of his being there Tom Buchanan arrives. They exchange greetings and Gatsby seems really nervous and tells Tom he knows Daisy. Real Smart! Tom, of course, takes this partly the wrong way and is very curious to find out how and where from he knows Daisy. It is pretty strange how easily Gatsby folds under pressure and how he blurts out things that are not exactly supposed to be known. Gatsby and Nick are invited to a party where Nick can’t go but Gatsby can. I think that Gatsby will take any excuse to leave his house and make new acquaintances with others so that his is known and out there. But he really shouldn’t have gone especially at how easily it was to tell that the woman’s husband clearly didn’t want him to go with them to their house. Chapter 6 ends with Nick and Gatsby talking about Daisy and how she didn’t like the party of Gatsby’s she attended. I can see why. She was barely ever around Gatsby because he had other guests to attend to and she was sitting at a table with really annoying people, I don’t blame her for not enjoying herself. Plus Gatsby is trying too hard to impress Daisy and it is not really what she wants. Then Nick is about to say something. But what? He held it back for a reason.Chapter 7 starts off with Gatsby not having parties any more. People actually drove up and waited a little while hoping for the party to suddenly start up. Desperate much. Need time to get away and the only place they know of to go is to Gatsby’s house. But Gatsby actually fired all of his servants and hired new ones. All of this was done for Daisy, so there was no more gossip about them two. Gatsby, Nick, and Jordan all go to Tom and Daisy’s house for a little party for them and they are sitting around and Daisy starts complaining about the heat and wanting to go to town and then she, I think, mouths to Gatsby…I love you… and Tom sees this, really smart on her half. She couldn’t wait until Tom wasn’t there in the room at least. They are pretty careless back them about their affairs people are having. Tom gets very agitated about this, which is very surprising mostly since he is also having an affair and has been for some time. This gets him wanting to go to town so Gatsby and Daisy aren’t around each other so much and he is ready to knock Gatsby out, that is all that he is putting off through his emotions.