How Is The Story Told In Chapter 5 Of The Great Gatsby

Imagine living in a world full of lies, never trusting the word that is said to you. The Great Gatsby was set during the 1920’s, right outside New York in the Long Island Sound. The roaring twenties took place during the prohibition era, where drinking with inappropriate music and dancing was approved. The social status at the time created speakeasies and flappers. It is a new, exciting world for everybody. In chapter one, the book tells us how Daisy and Gatsby met when they were much younger. We learn that they had previously fallen in love with each other, until Gatsby had to leave for the war. Daisy didn’t want to wait for Gatsby, so she married Tom, a rich white man, to make sure she would be well off in life; this shows Daisy’s betrayal.

This caused Gatsby to try and win Daisy back by showing off his money and respect. Later, the reader learns that this causes many issues in the future. During chapter five, Gatsby befriends Nick, Daisy’s cousin. Gatsby had Nick set up a meeting for him, with Daisy inviting her over for tea. Daisy, knowing that she is married, was willing to go over to Gatsby’s for tea, expecting their feelings for each other to rekindle. Excited to see Gatsby again, “Daisy’s face was smeared with tears, and when I came in she jumped up and began wiping at it with her handkerchief before a mirror.” (Fitzgerald 56). After sneaking around for a while, Gatsby soon wants Daisy to divorce Tom, but Daisy decides she wants to continue living a lie. Only worried about herself, without questioning how her lies could negatively affect the ones around her in the future. The beginning of chapter 7 shows foreshadowing after the reader finds out Daisy accidentally ran over her husband’s mistress. Her actions had her stressed out and she wanted to bring Nick into the loop as structure, “Half an hour later Daisy herself telephoned and seemed relieved to find that I was coming (Fitzgerald