Gatsby's Request

After lunch with Jay Gatsby, I found out about the private conversation between Jordan and Gatsby the night of the first party I attended. Jordan informed me about Gatsby’s past love life. While stationed near Daisy’s home during the war, Gatsby and Daisy fell deeply in love. But when Gatsby had to go over sees, Daisy married Tom Buchanan, whom I attended college with. The only reason Gatsby bought his house, was because it was overlooking Daisy and Tom’s house across the water. Maybe if he had so many fancy parties, Daisy would eventually show up to one of them. Instantly I connected the dots. The night when I came back home from dinner with Daisy and Tom, Gatsby was looking into the distance of Daisy’s house. I had never realized the reason Gatsby was standing outside in the dark night. Jordan then explained how Gatsby wanted me to invite Daisy over for tea, not knowing that Gatsby would arrive shortly. It all made sense now as to why Gatsby befriended me. It just seemed so odd, how Gatsby needed to inform me through Jordan, rather than asking me face to face.

The next time I saw Gatsby, he was eager to please me. He invited me for lunch and then a swim in his pool. Gatsby’s disposition was extremely nervous, offering to pay for my lawn to be trimmed and offering me a job in addition to the job I had in the bond business. It was so offensive the way Gatsby groveled in order to get something he wanted. But when I thought of all Jordan told me, I agreed to coordinate a meeting for tea between the two. I know Gatsby didn’t intent to offend me, it was just depreciating that he would think I would only do it for specific conditions. Of course I declined all his random offers.