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Analysis. Chapter 5 is the pivotal chapter of The Great Gatsby, as Gatsby’s reunion with Daisy is the hinge on which the novel swings. Before this event, the story of their relationship exists only in prospect, as Gatsby moves toward a dream that no one else can discern. Afterward, the plot shifts its focus to the romance between Gatsby and ...
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Gatsby is nervous on the day of the meeting. Though it's raining he sends a man to cut Nick's grass, and also makes sure Nick's house is full of flowers. Gatsby disappears just as Daisy arrives. When Gatsby arrives at Nick's front door, he looks pale and deathlike, and knocks over a clock by mistake. Gatsby's blunder with the clock is symbolic.
Chapter 5 Summary and Analysis. PDF Cite. Daisy agrees to come to tea, curious as to why Nick told her not to bring Tom. Gatsby has had the grass cut and sent over a greenhouse worth of flowers ...
Nick is insulted by Gatsby's attempt to bribe him, but they keep talking about the plans for the meeting. Gatsby is anxious on the day of his reunion with Daisy. Despite the rain, he arranges for someone to cut Nick's lawn and fills his house with flowers. Just after Daisy arrives, Gatsby vanishes. Nick lets him in again by the front door.
Chapter Five. One night, Gatsby waylays Nick and nervously asks him if he would like to take a swim in his pool. When Nick demurs, he offers him a trip to Coney Island. Nick, initially baffled by Gatsby's solicitousness, realizes that he is anxiously waiting for Nick to arrange his meeting with Daisy. Nick agrees to do so.
Chapter 5 Summary. At Nick’s home, Gatsby and Daisy meet for the first time in many years. When Daisy asks about why she’s invited to Nick’s house, questioning whether he is in love with her, he refers to the novel Castle Rackrent. Prior to the meeting, Gatsby acts uninterested. Nevertheless, he betrays his true level of anxiety about ...
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Chapter 5: Summary. Later that evening when Nick returns home to West Egg, he finds Gatsby’s house lit up, though nobody seems to be home. Nick walks home, and Gatsby startles him by coming across the lawn. In an attempt to please Nick, Gatsby offers him all kinds of things. Nick assures Gatsby that he will phone Daisy the next day and invite ...
