Chapter 3

1. Picture:

2. Picture Explanation:

This picture represents Gatsby throwing his luxurious parties. In this chapter he throws his first party of the book. Many people go. Such as Nick and Jordan Baker. At the party people gossip about Gatsby while they drink. They spread rumors they hear to Nick and Jordan Baker. Gatsby does not drink at his parties though. He also does not socialize. He just watches his guests in silence, and only talks from time to time.

3. Quotes:

"You look at him sometime when he thinks nobody's looking at him. I'll bet he killd a man."

This shows that people gossip about Gatsby at his own party! The people not only spread rumors they hear. They also make some up of their own. It proves that people are really careless since they have the guts to say bad things about a person behind his back at his own party.

"My eyes fell on Gatsby, standing alone on the marble steps and looking from one group to another with approving eyes. I wondered if the fact that he was not drinking helped to set him off from his guests."

This shows that Gatsby distances himself from his own guests. He isn's one of the best party hosts. He doesn't socialize with his guests. He doesn't speak very often. He also doesn't drink. He stands in a distance and analyzes what is happening.

"At first i was flattered to go places with her because she was a champion and everyone knew her name. Then it was something more. I wasn'nt actually in love, but I felt sort of a tender curiousity."

This shows Nick beginning to have feelings for Jordan Baker. They go out on a few dates, and he begins to realize that he likes that she is famous. But he also likes that she intimidates him and leaves him in suspence. He is cautious around her wondering what will happen next.

4. Theme and Significance:

In this chapter Gatsby throws his first party of the book. Gatsby is a man of wealth, so he throws luxurious parties all the time. Nick and Jordan Baker are invited to the party. Some other families invites to the party are the Leeches, the Blackbucks, the Ferrets, the Bulls, and the Duckweeds. They all drink and gossip at this party. Mostly these people are gossiping about Gatsby. These people's last name is symbolic to animals. It is an animal reference. These type of people lack human emotions. There last names are symbolic to show events that happen to them. Such as death, affairs, or suicide. This also teaches us that rick people are not perfect people.