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Chapter ﻿ 3

Summary __ ﻿ __ This chapter begins with Gatsby gaining some notoriety for his fabulous parties. They are the talk of New York and people can only dream of having the honor to be invited. The narrator, Nick, is invited to one of these parties. On his way to the party, Nick converses with other party go-ers and no one really seems to know why Gatsby is so wealthy. At the party, Nick and some friends he made go into Gatsby's library to find a man with large glasses reading his books. After the encounter in the library, Nick goes outside to enjoy the party, where he runs in to Jay Gatsby himself. Nick shows admiration for him. As the party goes on, Nick begins to lie about his life to make himself seem richer or more interesting.

Reflect The beginning of this chapter opens to one of Gatsby's parties. They are very grand and extravagant with drinking, dancing and so on. This relates to the 1920's era because people lived very grand then. In the 20's many people enjoyed parting and drinking and just having fun. People started breaking the conservative life style that was once live by many beofre the 20's, and this party is a good example of that.

There is some what of a relation to Fitzgerald life. He liked to go to parties, and he liked to drink. He tended to drink way to much, like a few characters Nick talks too.

Common Themes The common theme of the American Dream is exhibited in chapter three. "On week-ends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight, while his station wagon scampered like a brisk yellow bug to meet all trains. And on Mondays eight servants, including an extra gardener, toiled all day with mops and scrubbing-brushes and hammers and garden-shears, repairing the ravages of the night before" (Fitzgerald 39). At this part of the novel, it is showing readers how the neighbor's life is. To some it may be the American Dream-partying all weekend and then having servants and caretakers clean up the mess later. "Once there they were introduced by somebody who knew Gatsby, and after that they conducted themselves according to the rules of behavior associated with an amusement park" (Fitzgerald 41). Gatsby has money and a home that **everybody** wants to go to. That is the American Dream, right? Having it all. In chapter three, readers see that Gatsby is the epitome of the American Dream.

Marxist/Feminist Lens Marxist: Chapter 3 can relate to the Marxist view. Marxist lens is the view of social standards/class and wealth. In chapter 3, Gatsby receives great recognition for his social standards. Gatsby lives in an extravagant house where he occasionally throws phenominal parties. People dream of being invited to Gatsby's parties due to the extravagance of them and the wealth behind it. Feminist: The Feminist lens is really left untouched in Chapter 3. The one way in which chapter 3 relates to the feminist lens is that the chapter never really includes women in the system of wealth. It makes it seem as if women are dependent on men and that would aggravate feminists. Feminists feel as if women are independent and do their own thing and are able to make a life for themselves and live it well. Chapter 3 completely contradicts that view, making it seem as if men are the only ones with the power.

How does color function as a symbol? "In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars" (Fitzgerald P. 39) Blue is a color of calmness and everyone at the party is just relaxing and having a good time. They feel free to do and go whereever they please.

"On buffet tables, garnished with the glistening hors d'oeuvre, spiced baked hams crowded against salads of harlequin designs and pastry pigs and turkey bewitched to a dark gold" (Fitzgerals P. 40) This sentence shows how rich and fancy Gatsby's parties are and gold is a symbol of wealth.

<span style="color: #ea741a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"...now the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music...," (Fitzgerald P. 40) <span style="color: #ea741a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Yellow is a color of happiness and optimisim which is the mood of the party.

<span style="color: #ea741a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">"Dressed up in white flannels I went over to his lawn a little after seven, and wandered around rather ill at ease among swirls and eddies of people I didn't know...," (p.42) <span style="color: #ea741a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The white flannels show how he is new to Gatsby's parties and he hasn't made an impression of the people there or the parties themselves.

<span style="color: #ea741a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Fitzgerald, F. Scott. //The Great Gatsby//. New York: Scribner, 2004. Print.