In the first three chapter of The Great Gatsby you see how mysterious Jay Gatsby is. You don't even really get to see him until the third chapter. You however do get brief descriptions of Gatsby from Nick. Nick first introduces Gatsby as a young man standing on a dock looking at a green light off in the distance. Nick first sees Gatsby after having an awkward dinner with Daisy, Tom and Jordan. He's standing outside of his house, which is next to Gatsby's. He sees him off in the distance and describes him as " I was not alone--fifty feet away a figure had emerged from the shadow of my neighbor's mansion and was standing with his hands in his pockets regarding the silver pepper of the stars. Something in his leisurely movements and the