The chapter starts off explaining the heat. The heat is a symbol of Tom's temper. He is extremely hotheaded once him and Gatsby start going at it. Nick and Gatsby go to Tom's house for lunch and meet Daisy's daughter for the first time. They then head to a hotel just to cool off. Tom sees that Daisy loves Gatsby and freaks out. Him and Gatsby argue and this breaks Daisy. She perhaps no longer wants to be with Gatsby. Then when they are driving home, Myrtle is run over by Daisy. Gatsby says it was him, but Nick knows the truth. Daisy and Tom are sitting together in the pantry and there is intimacy between them. They possibly are willing to work out their problems and stay together.

Wan- Her wan face made Gatsby worry she was sick.
Prodigality- His son's prodigality made him cut off the trust fund.
Infinitesimal- The infinitesimal amount of time to get to school made me late.
Fractiousness- My fractiousness made me do things that i regret.

Extemporizing- The candidates extemporizing arguments were the reason he lost the debates.
Supercilious- Tom's supercilious actions made Nick start to dislike him.

We finally hear about Gatsby's real past. Dan Cody, a rich metal miner, took Gatsby, who at the time, was named Jay Gatz, and had James come with him on a yacht. They travelled the continent and Dan taught James very well about the essential things of life. This is more new money, in this story, Dan is new money. He was sent by his wife to travel around so he would die and she could take his money. This is how Gatsby discovered himself. Now, back in present time, Nick hasn't seen Gatsby too often. Nick and Gatsby are on the porch and Tom shows up with some friends, Mr. and Mrs. Sloane. They invite Nick and Gatsby to a party but don't want them to actually come. They do but they know no one. Tom and Daisy finally come to one of Gatsby's parties and Gatsby spends his time trying to introduce them to everyone. Gatsby introduces Tom as the polo player, and this is a slight insult made by Gatsby. Tom mentions that most of the new money people are bootleggers. Possibly insinuating what Gatsby's friends are. Tom decides to leave and go wander around in the party to find a girl. Daisy offers him a gold pencil to right down the names of girls. This is also an insult to Tom. Gatsby and Daisy go off by themselves and talk for a while. There are many symbols of time. The early morning going on and Gatsby saying he can get back to the past. Gatsby realizes that the party was a bad idea and decides no more parties.

questions chapter five

Nick invites Daisy to his house for tea so that Gatsby can come over and see her. Gatsby offers Nick a better paying job but Nick refuses fearing it might be something illegal.
2. Time has stopped for him. He met Daisy and thats all he's been working for.
3. He was trying to make a joke but Daisy didn't get it.
4. It's been five years in November.
5. She cries over Gatsby's beautiful shirts. She's really sad about the time lost with her and Gatsby and now they can never get that back. Crying over this object means she really wants to be with Gatsby, but because she's a woman she can't leave Tom.
6. He is a man that stays at Gatsby's house all the time.
7. He can see the green light and it represents Daisy for him. When he meets her it no longer holds any interest for him.
8. It sets up Daisy's and Gatsby's relationship. It shows how Gatsby cares for Daisy and how the dream is coming true for now.
9. I found Klipsspringer to be funny. He didn't really want to do anything but he was staying in someone else's house.
10. Daisy's voice is the only thing that Gatsby didn't over dream. It's very atractive and makes people pay attention and get close to her.

Complacency- My complacency on the mat made my wrestling coach yell at me.
Levity- With an attempt at levity, the General started talking about the war.

Feigned- His feigned expression of interest convinced the teacher he was listening.
Languidly- His languid movements in the morning were because he was tired.

Chapter four journal

Chapter 4
Nick rights down the list of all the people who attended Gatsby’s party on an old train timetable. This plays into the idea of time again. Then Gatsby tells Nick he wants to take him to lunch. So Gatsby shows up in his car, which is described as huge and very shiny with chrome and nickel everywhere. Gatsby is described as having an easy grace to the way he rides the car. On the way over he tells Nick about his earlier life. He says he went to Oxford but rushes it out and is possibly lying. After this Nick no longer believes what Gatsby says. Then when a medal from the war is pulled out Nick decides it’s all real. They get to the restaurant and Nick is introduced to Wolfsheim and told he is a gambler. After talking with him for a while it becomes apparent that this guy has some shady dealings. He talks about the day his friend was shot and then about fixing the World Series. He has a strange accent and calls Oxford “oggsford”. His cuff links are human molars which reinforce the idea that he is a gangster. He leaves and then Nick and Gatsby talk about him for a little while. Then he goes to tea with Jordan who tells him all about Daisy’s love for Gatsby. She talks about when Daisy threw the $350,000 necklace away and decided she was not getting married to Tom. However after she sobered up, she realized she had to marry him because it was her place in life to do so. If she didn’t she would have nothing.

Inebriated- When he was inebriated he was able to write better songs.
Debutante- The debutante was very scared her first time out.

Sardonic- The man's sardonic smile made me think he didn't believe what I was saying.
Distraught- She was distraught over the murder of her husband.

Destitute- The children's destitute life was hard but it taught them hard work.
Mesmerize- The diamond mesmerized the theif.

Armistice- The armistice during the war in Iraq allowed civilians to live a normal life for a few days.
Rendezvous- The rendezvous spot was a dangerous place to be.

words of the day

Decadent- Our decadent lifestyle caused other countries to dislike us.
Risque- The risque clothes were sold out quickly.