In chapter 5 we learn a lot about Daisy and Gatsby in the sense of what is really important to them. It was clear earlier in the book that Daisy was in love with Gatsby but Tom had more money than him so she married Tom. Gatsby has been waiting and working hard to win Daisy back, and after finally gaining enough confidence, he meets with her. When we first met Gatsby at one of his parties, I thought of him as a smart guy who had everything planned for him and others. In this chapter, I see I different side of him; I see a weak person. He asks Nick to invite Daisy over to his house so that his shy self can talk to her after all these years. Its strange that he can have all these parties with tons of people, but can’t invite Daisy over. We also see how uncomfortable he gets when Daisy is about to arrive at Nicks (Fitzgerald describes how white Gatsby gets). I thought the “expensive shirt” scene was a funny one. It is clear that Daisy is fascinated by the fortune that Gatsby has. It was a little absurd that Gatsby was just throwing colorful and expensive shirts down in front of Nick and Daisy. Daisy begins to sob. It’s a strange scene but we learn that Gatsby needs money to win love and that Daisy will fall for it. THIS MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT IF DAISY NEVER TURNED GATSBY DOWN IN HER EARLIER LIFE FOR THE MUCH RICHER TOM, GATSBY WOULD NOT BE THE MAN HE IS TODAY.
Im also curious if anyone thinks that Gatsby I simply using Nick to get closer to Dasiy….