Why Is Nick Important In Chapter 5 Of The Great Gatsby

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chapter 5 nick and Gatsby make an arrangement for when daisy will come over for tea, they decide on the day after tomorrow. Gatsby offers nick a way to earn some money from his side business, nick refuses because he had enough work already and didn’t have the time. The next day it was raining and they got everything ready for the tea with daisy. Gatsby is very nervous and looks as if he hasn’t had much sleep. Gatsby wanted to go because he thought she wouldn’t be coming but nick convinced him to stay. When daisy arrives she asks nick if this is where he lives, when Gatsby and daisy meet they bring up that they haven’t seen each other in years. Nick made an excuse to leave and Gatsby told nick this was a mistake, in private but maned

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