Chapter 3 ~ pg 39- 59

In chapter three, we finally get to met Gatsby at his own house party. Before the party Nick watches the beginning steps to Gatsby's party as people come and go. Nick is invited and there he spends time with Jordan. While with Jordan they go on a search to find Gatsby but end up running into a drunk man in  a library who later turns out to be Gatsby. As the party continues Jordan is called to speak with Gatsby alone and she does not tell anyone what they spoke about. Gatsby later reminds Nick that they will go on hyrdoplane the next day. After a long period of time with Nick talking about some of his experience trying to get girls he runs into Jordan's life again. He finds out that she is dishonest but does not hold it against her because he does not judge.

Jordan Barker

"I hate careless people." (pg 58)

-she is a dishonest person: "She was incurably dishonest. She wasn't able to endure being at a disadvantage." (pg 58)

-she is a natural athlete: "her movements as if she had first learned to walk upon golf courses on clean, crisp mornings." (pg 50)

-she is intimidating: "I was almost surprised into murmuring an apology for having disturbed her by coming in." (pg 8)

Jordan seems to be a character that is very confident because she does not seem to be missing something inside of her like the other characters are. Her professional golfing career is what has helped her be that way but she also is not the same person she gives off that she is.

"But I swore I wouldn't tell it" (pg 52)

This quote from Jordan is interesting in a way that it is basically the opposite of what is happening in the book. Most of the time there are plenty of rumors going around and people gossiping and nothing seems to stay a secret. For me, if I am told something I do not tell anyone unless I am told I am allowed to and even then I try not to talk about it because I know that for me I would not want to be told something from someone else. Hopefully Jordan will keep the secret/conversation a secret as she promised to do so.

--Andrea Garcia, 4

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