Analysis: In Chapter 5, the lifestyle of the American dream Gatsby has been working towards for years to impress Daisy with has finally been achieved. So, for the first time, we see Gatsby’s real emotions, rather than his constructed persona. Nick finds these emotions almost as transformative as Gatsby’s smile, though there is also the sense that this love could quickly take a turn, Gatsby is running down “like an overwound clock.” In that sense, this moment foreshadows the rising tensions that lead to the novel's tragic climax.
Concluding sentence: The beginning of the novel immediately marks money and materialism as a key theme of the book, the listener is urged to “wear the gold hat” as a way to impress his lover. Wealth is represented