The Great Gatsby- Chapter 3

Location
- In this chapter, it is the first time that we actually get to see Gatsby's house. Nick tells us about it from the outside as he had never actually been apart of the famous parties that he had heard of. Finally he is invited and this is when we feel apart of the party. He is described to have 'blue gardens' which we assume means that he has a swimming pool and fountains which express wealth. Nick and Jordan find themselves in his library and meet a man who is actually surprised that it has real books in it, this describes his wealth. In chapter 1, Nick explains the two places, West and East Egg and find that East Egg is the more fashionable place to live so it's surprising that Gatsby has this amount of money but lives on the less wealthy side.

Themes
- There are themes of gossip, rumour, wealth and the characters being fake. 
         -Gossip is first introduced when he's told by a girl that someone 'told (her) they thought he killed a man once.' This shows how there are lots of obscure rumours about Gatsby and this adds to his mysteriousness as a character.
         - This chapter focuses heavily on wealth as drinks such as champagne are drunk, all the men and woman are dressed smartly and a lot of descriptive language is used to describe the house to show the importance of wealth. 
         -Most of the character's are shown to be fake but none more so than Gatsby. It's as if he uses his house as a stage to create a show through the parties. This could also be connected to the title 'The Great Gatsby' as if he is a performer. At the end of the chapter, Nick say's 'I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known' which basically describes the society that he has grown up in and lived in throughout his life.

Characters
- The mysteriousness of Gatsby's character is first introduced as this is when we first meet him. Nick has been watching the parties and never actually been to one and they are famous parties so you would expect Gatsby to be an amazing host but when Nick actually gets invited to one, Gatsby is nowhere to be seen and when Nick finally meets him, he's still a bit vague apart from we know that he was in the war. This intrigues the reader to want to know more about him because we've already heard the rumours that are about him.

- We are further introduced to Jordan Baker who is a professional golfer. Her character is first introduced to in the first chapter when she is at Tom and Daisy's house for dinner. She doesn't seem to come across as a significant character in the first chapter but it seems in this chapter that she has been reintroduced for a particular reason and Nick seems to get to know her better. She is the only person that he knows at the party so he attaches himself to her because he doesn't want to look lonely. They end up spending the whole evening together and he say's 'I wasn't actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity' so it shows that he's curious by her character and insinuates that she's going to be in more of the book.

- Nick reflects about what he has already written which, for the first time, summarises his thoughts. This gives us a clue to what he actually thought of his account. We are also told a little of his past and he tells us about a brief affair he had with a girl which tells us more about his character as a narrator. 

Narrative Elements Imagery
- 'Blue gardens' is used to describe Gatsby's garden, it's never explained why it is described this way but we can only assume that it is filled with water with things such as fountains and swimming pools, this colour also gives a sense of tranquillity and calm. 
- 'Men and girls' is used to describe the guests. These use of words is used purposely to explain the wealth. It gives the image that wealthy older men with what he describes as girls.
- He describes a woman as an 'angry diamond.' The context is that she's angry at her husband for talking to a younger woman. This perfectly describes the wealth of these people as she's described as something that is beautiful and incredibly expensive.