journal entry on chapter 3.

Summary- This chapter begins with Nick telling use that Gatsby has parties all of the time. That they are huge parties, lots of people and food and alcohol. Everyone goes to them. There is a full orchestra and dancers. In this chapter, Nick has been invited to one of these parties and because he was invited, he will go, though he wouldn't if he had not been invited. After sitting at the bar alone for awhile, Nick notices Jordan and hangs out with her during the party. He mets a lot of people, mostly friends of Jordans, and hears rumors about Gatsby. After dinner Jordan and
Ncik go and look for Gatsby because neither of them have met him before. They looked at the bar, and looked over the party from the top of the steps but couldn't find him so they went to look in the Library. In the library they did not fine Gatsby but a man who was inspecting the books, amazed by how many there were and that they were not fake. After talking to the Owl Eye man, Jordan and Nick went back outside, were Nick starts talking to a man he doesn't know, only to find out that it is Jay Gatsby. during their talk, Gatsby had to leave to take a call inw hich time Nick asked Jordan about Gatsby but she hardly knew him. during their talk, A butler comes for Jordan, telling her Gatsby wants to talk to her. While Nick is alone, he goes inside and listens to a girl who is singing but crying at the same time. because, and he learns that she had a fight with a man who said he was her husband, in fact a lot of girls in the room were having fights with man who said they were their husbands. After about an hour, Nick is about to leave when Jordan and Gatsby come out of a room. Jordan briefly talks to Nick before saying her good byes. and then Nick say good bye to Gatsby. As Nick walks out he sees there has been a crash and watches the commotion for a little before going home. Nick ends the chapter by telling us other things that have happened, besides the parties he has attended, like work, and his relationship with girls. He hung out with Jordan too.

Themes: Confusion
realsim
Drinking

Characters: Jordan Baker- a golfer and friend of Nick, Nick- the main character, new to the fast life, twins in the Yellow dresses- Friends of Jordan, Jay Gatsby-Host of the party, young, no one really knows the truth about him, Owl Eye- Confused guy who is first seen in the library and is also in the crashed car, butler- Gatsby's servant,

Symbols: the party

Allusion: Follies

Foreshadow: Gatsby talking to Jordan,

Symbols: Books, Parties