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Analysis Of Chapter 3 Of The Great Gatsby

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This passage is from chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby, when Nick Carraway, the narrator, is in the passenger seat if a car driven by Jordan Baker. Nick originally met Jordan through his cousin Daisy when he moved to New York and they quickly were set up by Daisy. However, as of now, they are just friends. In the first sentence Nick clearly reveals that he has feelings for Jordan when he says he thought he loved her. Nick calls himself “slow- thinking” and says he is “full of interior rules that act as brakes on [his] desires.” His “desire” is to be romantically involved with Jordan but his “rules” prevent that from happening. If he wants to be in a relationship with Jordan, first he must end his previous relationship from back west. Nick feels
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