Summary: When Nick was arriving home, he thought his house was on fire, but when he got closer he realized that it was just Mr. Gatsby's lights of his house shining brightly. Nick went over and talked with Gatsby and he said that he was going to invite Daisy over so they could see each other. Gatsby offered for Nick to work for him, but Nick declined the offer. Gatsby's servants cut Nick's grass, and Nick and Gatsby visited to make sure that everything was ready for Daisy's arrival. As they sat down for tea they heard a car pulling up, and it was Daisy. Gatsby dashed outside, and Daisy and Nick came inside and got settled just for a moment, then Gatsby knocked on the door and Nick let him in. They sat in the living room and talked, well sort of talked, there was a lot of silence between them, but Daisy was happy to see Gatsby. Shortly after, Nick went outside and it was just Gatsby and Daisy in the living room. Nick came back, and they all went over to Gatsby's house and he showed them (Daisy) around. He showed Daisy his shirts, and she began to cry, and they later went out to the gardens, but it began to rain, so they came back inside. Gatsby got Mr. Klipspringer to come down and play music for them. A few minutes later, Nick left them there alone sitting together to visit.
Characters: Klipspringer he is a boarder that basically lives at Gatsby's because he is there so often. Gatsby and Daisy are reunited after five years. Nick is the glue that brought them together.
Foreshadows: The illusion of Daisy that Gatsby has created for her, the man in Detroit, and Dan Cody, who was an elderly man in a photograph that was dressed in a yachting costume.
Symbols: Time—clock five years next November—he has newspaper clippings of her, knows the exact date since they had seen each other last, bought a mansion across from her house. Green Light-- It used to be a symbol that Daisy was still waiting for him, but now the significance of that light has vanished forever for Gatsby. Rain-- It stopped raining after Gatsby and Daisy met again. Gatsby's shirts symbolize that Gatsby is real.
Allusion: Daisy's maiden name, Fay, aludes to fairies, because to Gatsby, she is a fairy.
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