Blog #3. The Great Gatsby

This week I read chapter 3 and 4. At the chapter 1 and 2, Nick didn't talk much about the person Gatsby. The connection between Nick and Gatsby was just the fact that Gatsby is Nick's neighbor. Nick always heard about Gatsby by other people; however to me, all the things people talked about Gatsby is all false. All of them are nonsense. So my question, why the title of this book is The Great Gatsby, was becoming larger and larger. And then in this chapter finally, Nick meets with Gatsby. Actually at chapter 3, Gatsby invites Nick to his party. Nick goes there and feels very awkward. Everyone talks about Gatsby but still they seem not to know the true side of Gatsby. Then at the chapter 4, Nick finds out that Gatsby likes Daisy and he used to like her before Daisy was married, too. Nick and Gatsby go out for the lunch and Nick gets to know Gatsby more while they talk. And then Gatsby ask to invite Daisy to their tea time.

The interesting fact about this book is that we cannot find the connection between the title and the theme by reading only until chapter 4. I still do not get why the title is The 'GREAT' Gatsby. Gatsby is just a person who is rich and a person who used to like and still likes Daisy, Tom's wife. Why is he great? What makes him great? I think I should figure out by reading more.