chapter 5 notes

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  • In this chapter we also find out that Gatsby bought his house right across the bay just to be closer to Daisy 
  • He tell him to cut his grass and contracts someone to do it 
  • Gatsby wants Nick to invite her to some tea 
  • Gatsby's plan was to go over to Nicks house while daisy was there and join them. 
  • He was very nervous and wasn't acting like himself 
  • he was pale and extremely nervous 
  • Before the wedding Daisy had a tantrum saying she didn't love Tom , but the next day she was happy as ever and married Tom 
  • Gatsby starts regretting going
  • Nick leaves the room and Gatsby and Daisy start talking. 
  • She know the exact date of when they met. She starts crying but when Nick returns shes happy again
  • Gatsby wants t show Daisy his house so they go 
  • Nick doesn't even seem like these there because the two of them are so into each other that they don't notice anything around him 


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