The Great Gatsby; Chapter 3

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Tone

This chapter has an exiting and busy atmosphere. The parties many guests add to the overcrowded impression. It has set a hyper tone, where people begin to engage with each other even though they probably won't remember them and the next time they attend another of Gatsby's parties the likely hood is that they will speak to another set off people who are completely different.

settting

Gatsby's house party in west egg at night time.

dramatic climax

One dramatic climax is when everyone finds out that someone has crashed a car. This creates a tense atmosphere, showing what can happen when at Gatsby's parties and how they aren't as innocent as they seem.

speech

When Nick first meets Gatsby he doesn't intorduce himself. We are unaware if this is because Gatsby believes that Nick already knows that he is Gatsby or whether he just wants to create a mysterious tone.

endings

The chapter ends with Nick evaluating his relationship with Jordan Baker. He thinks that she is a dishonest woman and is considering if he is in love with her. `

foreshadowing

The car crash in chapter three forshadows the recklessness of the drivers and that more acidents may occur in this narrative .

ambiguity

The mystery of Gatsbys job and what him and Jordon Barker did when they were in a room alone together when at Gatsby's party.

turning points

When Gatsby first meets Nick. The mystery of Gatsby is more present at this point in the story and it shocks the reader because it happens suddenenly. The readers are also intregued at this point because of what the guests at the party are suggesting about him and where he got his wealth and because they may finally find out more and something true about Gatsby from him.

openings

A loud, extravagent party with many guests the beginning is ambiguos as we dont know anything about gatsby. The opening shows us gatsbys house in its full glory with the music and the peope.

voice and structure

The voice in the book shows us that gatsby is a mysterious character that is idolised by the guests at the party.