Great Gatsby: Chapter 5

Question 1

Summary

Answer 1

• On the day when Gatsby and Daisy are invited round Nick’s for tea, Gatsby arrives and is very nervous that Daisy won’t show up
• Gatsby leaves briefly to compose himself and enters after Daisy
• The meeting between Gatsby and Daisy is very awkward and doesn’t live up to expectations
• The awkward tension eases as their conversations become more natural
• Gatsby gives Nick and Daisy a tour of his house
• Gatsby seems to revalue everything in his house according to Daisy’s reaction to it
• It seems to Gatsby that his dream is becoming a reality