The Great Gatsby: Chapter 3

Summery:
In Chapter 3 of the Great Gatsby Nick gets invited to one of Gatsby’s parties. This is when Nick meets back up with Jordan, who he had met at daisy’s house, and they go around the party together. He and Jordan sit down at a table where they start to talk about Gatsby. They start saying these rumors that they had heard. For example one was that he was a German spy during the war, and another was that he had killed a man one time. Then Nick ask Jordan to see the host Gatsby. This is when they go around the party and try to find him. They go into the library where there is a guy who is looking at all the books, and had expected them to be fake. Then they went back and sat at a different table, this is when Gatsby tells Nick that he looks familiar. Gatsby then asked Nick if he was in the Third Division during the war. Nick not knowing who it was he was talking to said “This is an unusual party for me . I haven’t even seen the host”(52). Gatsby then replied suddenly saying I’m Gatsby. Gatsby gives Nick the nickname old sport. Then after the party there was an accident where a car has landed in Gatsby’s ditch. The wheel had came off the car.
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Quotes:
“Some body told me they thought he killed a man once”(48).
People are starting rumors about Gatsby and what he has done. This is said by one of the girls at the table

“For a moment I thought I loved her”(63).
Nick says this about Jordan. And its how he is falling for her even though she is dishonest.
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Song:
Britney Spears "My Prerogative"


People can take everything away from you


But they can never take away your truth


But the question is..


Can you handle mine?


They say I'm crazy


I really don't care that's my prerogative


They say I'm nasty


But I don't give a damn getting boys is how I live


Some ask me questions


Why am I so real?


But they don't understand me


I really don't know the deal about my sister


Trying hard to make it right


Not long ago before I won this fight


Everybody's talking all this stuff about me


Why don't they just let me live? (tell me why)


I don't need permission


Make my own decisions


That's my prerogative


That's my prerogative


It's my prerogative

Its the way that I wanna live


It's my prerogative


You can't tell me what to do


Don't get me wrong


I'm really not souped!


Ego trips is not my thing


Fuck all these strange relationships


It really gets me down


See nothing wrong spread myself around


Everybody's talking all this stuff about me


Why don't they just let me live? (tell me why)


I don't need permission


Make my own decisions


That's my prerogative


That's my prerogative


Everybody's talking all this stuff about me


Why don't they just let me live? (tell me why)


I don't need permission


Make my own decisions


That's my prerogative


That's my prerogative


Its the way that I wanna live


It's my prerogative


But you can't tell me what to do


Why can't I live my life?


Without all of the things that people say


Everybody's talking all this stuff about me


Why don't they just let me live? (tell me why)


I don't need permission


Make my own decisions


That's my prerogative (They Say I'm crazy)


Everybody's talking all this stuff about me


Why don't they just let me live? (tell me why)(they say I'm nasty)


I don't need permission


Make my own decisions


That's my prerogative


It's my prerogative


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This relates to the chapter because all of the guest at Gatsby's party gossip about him.