The Great Gatsby Diary Entry

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Today was an odd day because yesterday, Jordan had asked me to set up an invite for Daisy to meet at my house. At the beginning I was unsure of why Gatsby wanted to meet with Daisy, but then Jordan told me that the reason he bought that house is because it’s across the bay from Daisy. At that point it became clear that Gatsby had feeling toward Daisy. I was shocked that Gatsby wanted me to set it up, but I had become less bothered knowing Tom cheating on my beloved cousin. Gatsby had then went on and attempted to bribe me with a better occupation but I turned it down. I was actually quite offended that he presented such an idea, as though I wouldn't just do to help him out. When I arrived home my yard had been prettify and Gatsby then arrived

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