The Meeting Gatsby is nervous and worried Nobodys

• The Meeting • Gatsby is nervous and worried. “Nobody’s coming to tea. It’s too – Before it starts late!” “I can’t wait all day” (90). • “She turned her head as there was a light, dignified knocking at the – Gatsby’s Trick front door. I went out and opened it. Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes” (91). • Gatsby and Daisy are very awkward with each other. – First Impression

Nick Invites Daisy to tea as a favor to Gatsby …. .

• Clock • Rain • Nick leaves and thirty minutes later… • Symbolizes the inability to “stop time” or rewind the clock • The weather alternates between rain and sun, which reflects the mood swings Gatsby and Daisy go through in the chapter. • Daisy’s face was smeared with tears and Gatsby literally glowed. (94) • The rain stops. Their nervousness and embarrassment is gone. (94)

• Gatsby’s Stuff – Daisy’s Reaction • She is in disbelief over all of the fine things he has acquired • She even starts crying when she looks at his fine dress shirts

Gatsby shows off his wealth…. .

• The Green Light • “Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever. Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her…Now it was a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one”