The Great Gatsby: Chapters 5 & 6 Journal

The Great Gatsby: Chapters 5 & 6 Journal In chapters five and six of The Great Gatsby, we see a lot of interaction between Gatsby and Daisy, mainly their reunion/meeting. In chapter five, Gatsby has Nick’s house decorated and fixed up for the tea party that Daisy will be attending. Before Daisy arrives, Gatsby panics saying that she is not coming and how to food isn’t right. Once Gatsby stopped panicking about what Daisy might think of the small party, Nick leaves the two alone and when he comes back, the two are happily sitting down talking. Gatsby suggests that the three go over to his house and he would give them a tour. Daisy loves his house and his nice clothes and she even cries about how beautiful they are. In chapter six, we learn a lot about Gatsby’s past from Nick’s narration. It is revealed that he lied about his name, which wasn’t Jay Gatsby, it was actually James Gatz. It is also revealed that he didn’t grow up with wealth, that he actually grew up in poverty. Also, in this chapter, both Daisy and Tom attend one of Gatsby’s parties. This party is different, unlike Gatsby’s previous parties, this one is filled with drunks and rudeness; this makes Daisy have a bad impression on the West Egg partygoers and of his parties.
One literary device that is used in chapters five and six of The Great Gatsby are similes. Similes are a figure of speech that compares two things using words such as “like” or “as.” An example of how Fitzgerald uses similes to describe character’s actions is when Nick explains how Gatsby “was running down like an over-wound clock” (92). This simile says is comparing Gatsby to “an over-wound clock” (92), this most likely means that Gatsby is nervous and isn’t ready to meet Daisy again. Also, in this simile, Gatsby, who wants to relive the past is compared to a busted or broken clock. Another example of Fitzgerald using similes is when Nick compares Gatsby’s house to the world fair when he says “Your place looks like the…