Illuminated Secrets: The Great Gatsby Chapter 5

1. The Great Gatsby Chapter 5

2. A date is set • Nick returns to his home at 2 am • Gatsby’s house is all lit up • Gatsby is uneasy

3. The offer • Gatsby offers Nick a chance to make some money • Nick refuses • It could have been a changing point in Nick’s life

4. Gatsby • A change • Page 84 • “…in a strained counterfeit of perfect ease, even of boredom.” • Page 86 • “Of course, of course! They’re fine!” And he added hollowly, “…old sport.”

5. The clock • Gatsby almost knocks over the clock on the mantelpiece • “defunct mantelpiece clock” • Is there any importance in defunct?

6. Nick’s commentary on Gatsby’s house • “Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry.”

7. Chapter 5 • Gatsby and Daisy spend sometime alone, while Nick sits outside • “Daisy’s face was smeared with tears…” • “He literally glowed… a new well-being radiated from him and filled the room.”

8. Chapter 5 • Gatsby gives a tour • Pages 90-91 • Daisy admired it all • The gardens, the rooms, all of Gatsby’s possessions • Nick believes Gatsby revalued everything according to Daisy’s reaction

10. Chapter 5 • According to Nick, Gatsby passes through 3 stages: • Embarrassment • Unreasoning joy • Wonder at Daisy’s presence

11. Chapter 5 • The green light • Pages 92 and 93 • “If it wasn’t for the mist… had diminished by one.”

12. Chapter 5 • Mr. Klipspringer plays a song • The Love Nest • “In the morning In the evening, Ain’t we got fun –”

13. Chapter 5 • Nick realizes something about Gatsby • Pages 95 & 96 • “As I went over to say good-by… leaving them there together.”