Pg. 68... "We slowed down. Taking a white card from his wallet, he waved it before the man's eyes."
Gatsby can get away with anything. He did the commissioner a favor and since he did that he gets a Christmas card every year with a card that lets him get out of having to do anything with the cops. I guess when you have connections and you help people out they give you favors to believe in.
Pg. 74... "I turned towards Mr. Gatsby, but he was no longer there."
Something obviously set Gatsby off. He didn't want to be there. It could have possibly been the meeting of Tom. Is there something that Gatsby isn't telling us? Does he has something against Tom? Maybe it's because of Daisy. Gatsby is a very secretive person who never opens up to anyone.
Pg. 78.. "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay."
Well by now we have learned that Daisy and Gatsby used to know each other. The fact that they used to be together before Gatsby went off to war and then she married Tom. She practically break Gatsby's heart. I think it was a mutual break Gatsby was leaving for the war and then she went and got married to Tom.
Pg. 79... "She's not to know about it. Gatsby doesn't want her to know. You're just supposed to invite her to tea."
Gatsby wants to see Daisy again after all of this time. This is just going to be so great. This is the favor that Gatsby asked Jordan to ask Nick. Gatsby know that the only person who can get Daisy to his house would be Nick. I can't wait to see what happens when Nick actually does get her over there and they see each other for the first time in a long time.
Could Gatsby's connections allow him to purchase, consume, or even sell alcohol during Prohibition?
ReplyDeleteYour curiosity is good! Yes, Gatsby has something against Tom because of Daisy :)
Why does Gatsby want her to "just show up" and not know of his presence before hand? What is his strategy/reasoning?