Chapter 6 Journal

Summary: A young reporter from New York came to Mr. Gatsby's house and tried to get some information out of him. Nick tells the story of Gatsby's real name, James Gatz, that at age seventeen he changed to Jay Gatsby. At that time, Gatsby was on Dan Cody's boat with him, sailing around the continent three times. After Nick was done telling the story, he said that he hadn't seen or talked to Gatsby for several weeks because he was trotting around New York with Jordan. He went to Gatsby's house one Sunday afternoon and to his surprise, Tom Buchanan and two other people by the name of Mr. and Mrs. Sloane were there riding horses and having a drink. Mr. Gatsby tried offering a drink or cigar to everyone but Mr. Slaone declined his offer to everything. They all left for lunch on the horses, and Gatsby met up with them in his car. The following Saturday, Daisy and Tom came to Gatsby's party. Gatsby introduced Tom as a Polo player, and Tom didn't like that too much. Daisy and Gatsby dance, and afterward, Tom asks if he can eat dinner with some other gentleman, and Daisy tells him to grab a pen and paper to write down the addresses of the women. Later Tom asks Nick some questions about who Gatsby is. Tom and Daisy both left the party unsatisfied, and Gatsby realized that, and all he wanted Daisy to do is tell Tom she never loved him. Gatsby decides to have no more parties.

Characters: Gatsby, Dan Cody, who was the guy who owned the yacht, Ella Kaye, who was the news paper woman, Tom, Mr. and Mrs. Sloane who came with Tom to Gatsby's house and rode horses and sat down for a 'drink', Daisy, Nick.

Allusion: Gatsby's creation of James Gatz, a no body, to Jay Gatsby is an allusion to Abraham Lincoln, who was also no body who's father didn't want him to get an education, but he made himself, and became the president of the United States.

Motif: Time- When Gatsby is on the boat in his bed, time comes and haunts him and ticks very slowly. It was three O'Clock in the morning when Daisy left the party, and she is only 22 years old now, and is in the period of her life that lots of changes are happening to her as a person. Gatsby says that if Daisy told Tom she doesn't love him, then they could go away to Louisville and live like it were five years ago. He also says that you can't repeat the past.