At the beginning of the chapter Gatsby approaches Nick as he is in a taxi in front of Gatsby’s house. Nick lets him know that the following day he is going to call Daisy and invite her over. When Gatsby hears this he makes several attempts to seem as calm as possible, when in reality the reader gets a sense that he is very nervous. Gatsby responds by saying, “I don’t want to put you to any trouble.” Then when Nick asks Gatsby what day suits him, Gatsby repeats “I don’t want to put you to any trouble, you see.” Due to this, the reader gets the message that Gatsby is putting up a front and trying to seem calm and contained, when in reality the repetition adds to his eagerness and nervousness. Furthermore, when Daisy finally does arrive, the conversation is awkward and flows horribly.
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This also shows that that the meeting between Daisy and Gatsby is very important to Gatsby, which is an obvious reason for why he is so nervous. Finally, as Gatsby is telling Nick how he came into his money, fitzgerald describes his words as automatic. When Nick asks him what business he was in, he answers by saying “That’s my affair,” and then when he realizes that what he has said sounds suspicious, he corrects himself. This scene is different from the first scene of him being nervous because we can see that he often corrects himself and automatically says things, as described by
This also shows that that the meeting between Daisy and Gatsby is very important to Gatsby, which is an obvious reason for why he is so nervous. Finally, as Gatsby is telling Nick how he came into his money, fitzgerald describes his words as automatic. When Nick asks him what business he was in, he answers by saying “That’s my affair,” and then when he realizes that what he has said sounds suspicious, he corrects himself. This scene is different from the first scene of him being nervous because we can see that he often corrects himself and automatically says things, as described by