Blog Post 21

Francesco Argentina

Ms. Harrison

ELA

4/17/17

Blog Post 21

Prompt: In chapter 5, what is revealed about the characters of Gatsby and Daisy based upon their reactions to each other when they finally meet?

    In chapter 5, Nick throws a tea party in attempt to reintroduce Gatsby and Daisy to each other, so Gatsby can try to win back Daisy’s heart just like he did in Louisville. By the end of this whole experience, a lot of light is shown upon a different side of Gatsby’s personality that is quite interesting. First off, Gatsby shows up an hour earlier than the event was supposed to start, perhaps giving the impression that this is indeed was very important to him, and that much thought went into preparing for it. Then, after he gets there, he begins to have second thoughts about the whole idea and starts to skepticize if Daisy will even come. And Finally once Daisy does actually show up, just before, Gatsby runs out of the room and appears at the front door creating the illusion that he wasn't waiting for her all this time. As soon as the two meet, Gatsby instantly becomes incredibly awkward especially when he knocks over Nick’s clock, but eventually the two become comfortable with each others presence and it seems to be going smoothly. After they talk for a while, Nick leaves the room for around 30 minutes and returns to Daisy crying joyfully and Gatsby glowing as the two have finally admitted their feelings for each other.

There is a lot we can learn from this whole tea experience with Gatsby and Daisy. For example, we found out that there is much more depth to Gatsby’s character he hasn't shown us yet. Referring to this situation specifically, he showed us an element of extreme nervousness, and discomfort, something I had no idea he was capable of. Daisy on the other hand didn't surprise me too much in terms of her actions, but I think it's incredibly important now that we know she probably has very strong feelings for Gatsby just like the two had in the past, and I’m intrigued to find out if she will cheat on her husband Tom, just like he has repeatedly done to her, and if what Gatsby believs to be true about recreating the past with his money.