Summary: On July 5th, 1922 Nick kept a timetable of all the people that attended Mr. Gatsby's party. At nine o'clock, one morning late in July Mr. Gatsby asked Nick to lunch with him. On the drive to lunch Gatsby asks Nick what he thinks of him, but before he can really answer that Gatsby shows him a piece of metal that said "Major Jay Gatsby, for valour extraordinary" , and a picture of him and some other young men in blazers, and of him opening a chest full of rubies, and the skins of tigers. Gatsby told Nick that the reason he asked him to lunch was because he knew that him and Jordan had a date, so he had asked her to tell Nick something. They get pulled over for speeding, but as soon as the officer realizes it's Gatsby he doesn't give Gatsby a ticket. They met up for lunch at fourty second street cellar. There, Nick was introduced to Mr. Wolfsheim, and him and Gatsby talked about business for a little while. Nick finally met up with Jordan and she tells him the story about Gatsby and Daisy. On their drive back home, Jordan asks Nick if he would invite Daisy over tomorrow in regards of Mr. Gatsby, and then ask for Mr. Gatsby would come over, and Daisy isn't supposed to know about it. Nick asked Jordan to dinner.
Characters: Mr. Wolfshiem met up with Mr. Gatsby at lunch and they discussed business. He was the man who fixed the world series in 1919.
Allusion: Nick's timetable-- it represents the idea that time has passed since he wrote the names down. Also Mr. Wolfshiem is an allusion to the American dream, baseball, and how he was so corrupt that he fixed the world series. He alludes to the death of the American dream.
Motif: Bad driving: one of the guests that went to Gatsby's party got his hand ran over. Also when Tom got in a crash in Santa Barbara.
Foreshadow: The description of Gatsby's car
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