Chapter 5

Chapter 5
Pages 81-96

Summary- In the beginning of chapter five, Nick is on his way home from his date with Jordan when he sees Gatsby sitting on his front lawn and he asks if Nick would like to take a swim in his pool. Nick realizes that Gatsby wants him to invite Daisy over for tea. Nick agrees and when Gatsby hears this he offers to get someone to cut his lawn and join his business deal but Nick refuses. On the day of the meeting, Gatsby is very nervous because he is afraid things won't be the same and then he disappears right when Daisy arrives. Their date starts off very awkward at first but when Nick returns after leaving them alone they are very happy and are laughing. Gatsby then invites Nick and Daisy over to his house to show off his wealth, and ends up telling Daisy about him staring at the green light on her dock. Gatsby then gets Klipspringer to play the piano for the three of them and Gatsby and Daisy end up holding hands. Nick realizes they aren't paying attention to him anymore and so he leaves them alone.

Daisy Buchanan- "They're such beautiful shirts, she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. It makes me sad because I've never seen such--such beautiful shirts before" (92).
-Daisy is a outgoing, beautiful, independent woman. She is very into herself and her belongings and others wealth. 
-In this chapter, we see Daisy really show her emotions for the first time. She is falling for Gatsby, although she is still married to Tom. When she is with Gatsby she is a completely different person. Tom doesn't know they are together, therefore, their relationship could cause problems in the future.


Quote- "They had forgotten me, but Daisy glanced up and held out her hand; Gatsby didn't know me at all" (96).
-This quote is significant in the chapter because it really shows how Gatsby was only using Nick to get to Daisy. Once he has Daisy he has no use of Nick. Gatsby has Nick set everything up for his date and helps him get comfortable with Daisy, and then once he does he acts as though Nick isn't even in the room anymore.