Chapter3

__Plot:__  Nick gets invited to one of Jay Gatsby’s lavish parties at his mansion, which he gets invited to by Gatsby’s butler with a note. Here he hears huge rumors about Gatsby and it is obvious that most people at the party don’t even know the host. Soon he meets Jordan and talks to and older man with glasses and around midnight they leave the man and go outside. Then they start to talk to a man the Nick recognizes from his division in the military, a handsome young man name Jay Gatsby who is very formal and elegant. As couples start to leave Gatsby calls Jordan to meet with him and soon after she emerges Nick leaves the party, and then reflects on his normal boring life to prove that he doesn’t just go to parties all  the time.

__Unfamiliar Vocabulary Terms:__ Cordials- courteous and gracious; friendly; warm  Verendas- a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house(dictionary.com)  Shorn- remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument (dictionary.com)  Constrained- forced, compelled, or obliged(dictionary.com)  Jauntiness- easy and sprightly in manner or bearing(dictionary.com)

__Reflection of Time Period or Author's Life/ References to Unfamiliar Items:__  Jay Gatsby’s massive luxurious parties show the time period of the 1920’s

__Common Themes:__ Wealth- represented by Gatsby’s Mansion and his parties Education- shown by Owl Eyes who reads the huge amount of books in Gatsby’s libraries at the parties <span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Isolation- while Gatsby invites hundreds of people to his parties, he himself stands over in the corner away from all of them

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">__Marxist/Feminist View:__ <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">Marxism is represented through Gatsby’s parties because it seems that everyone is equal and there is no classes when there is enough wealth to go around.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">__Color Symbolism:__ <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Gold/Yellow- wealth, money, actual gold. Shown throguht Gatsby’s parties are meant to show his huge amount of wealth <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Blue- <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, depression. Shown all around Gatsby, worn by his butlers, the color of his gardens shows his depression even though his huge amounts of wealth