The Great Gatsby Questions (Chapter 5)

2. Initially, they feel awkward and stilted, Gatsby is clumsy and breathes like a little boy, as Nick says. They all feel inexplicably embarrassed.

3. Nick leaves Daisy and Gatsby for 30 minutes and when he returns he sees that Daisy has been crying and Gatsby’s face is glowing. It is obvious that they talked about something deeply emotional and personal and it seems like Gatsby is one step closer to his dream come true.

4. At the end of the chapter, Gatsby is happy because of his long-awaited reunion with Daisy. And when he spent some time with her, he looks enchanted but at the same time, as Nick notes, bewildered.

5. “They’re such beautiful shirts,” she sobs. “It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such beautiful shirts before.”

Daisy starts to sob when she sees the shirts because showing his shirts seems vulgar.  Daisy realizes that nothing really changes except for the size of his checkbook.

6. In the beginning, there is a heavy rain and then the sun comes out. This might be a metaphor for the relationships between Gatsby and Daisy. When they first meet it is awkward and weird – gloomy like rain. And then when they become comfortable – the sun comes out.