Summary: Nick talks about the many parties that Gatsby throws in the summer. They are very extravagant and had champagne and orchestras. There were also many lights and a lot of food. Many famous and rich people went. People also came who were not invited and did not even know Gatsby. People dance and drink all night. Nick was invited to one of these parties by Gatsby who had a chauffer go to his house and give him an invitation. When Nick went to the party, he tried to find Gatsby but couldn't. He wandered around the party because he did not really know anyone there. He then saw Jordan Baker though and attached himself to her. Jordan is talking to two girls. One of the girls says how at the last party she tore her gown, and Mr. Gatsby sent her a new one. The girls also say how Gatsby supposedly killed a man once and was German spy during the war. They then went to the first of two suppers. Jordan and Nick leave though. Jordan wanted to look foro Gatsby. They looked everywhere, but they couldn't find him. They then went into the library where there was drunk man who just rambled. They then go a sit down. They are sitting next to a man. Nick and the man recognize each other from the army. The man wants to go out with Nick on his hydroplane. Nick then finds out that the man is Gatsby. Nick was embarrassed that he didn't know who he was. Gatsby then left though because he had a call from Chicago. Nick then wanted to know everything about him. Gatsby then has a butler come over because he wants to speak to Jordan alone. Nick goes inside and sees a woman crying and a lot of people fighting with their spouses. When Jordan comes out she says she has some really great news, but she can't tell Nick because she promised Gatsby she wouldn't. Jordan tells Nick to come to her aunt's house. When Nick leaves,he notices a car that has run into a wall and lost its wheel. At first everyone thinks it was the drunk man in the library driving, but it was really a mysterious man who then leaves. Nick and Jordan don't start spending time with each other until mid-summer. Nick says he isn't in love with her. She just makes him curious. One day Jordan lies, and Nick remembers then where he heard her name before. She has supposedly moved her golf ball during a match once. Nick then realizes that he should end things with the girl back home.
Response: It is odd how Gatsby just throws parties. He seems kind of lonely even though he has all of these parties with lots of people surrounding him. He is just a bachelor living in a big house by himself with no family. He is also really mysterious. He also is giving though because he bought the girl a new gown. He seems to want nothing in return for helping others and throwing parties. He is a sort of odd fellow. You think he would have girls throwing themselves at him because he is rich, but that doesn't seem like the case. They seem sort of scared of him. Why do they think he killed someone? They probably just made it up because they thought that there has to be a reason as to why no one knows his past and that reason must be because he did something illegal. What are all the phone calls about? Are they for his business? It would seem odd that he would get phone calls during the party because it is late at night, and people do not tend to call others late at night.
Question: Why does Gatsby isolate himself from the people at his parties or people in general?
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