The chapter starts with a women calling Gatsby a 'bootlegger' which means one dealing in illicit liquor, smuggling. Nick then talks with Gatsby who tells Nick an elaborate story of his own antecedents, education, travels and all of it has the unconvincing ring of falsehood. Gatsby then seems to have built confidence between him and Nick because he then talks to her about Daisy.
Later that day Jordan tells Nick how in 1917 Gatsby and Daisy fell in love.
This chapter is mainly about the background of the characters, however towards the end the plot now hinges on Gatsby's need to meet Daisy.
So the focus of the narrative is now shifting? Remember to make points under some of the reading journal headings.
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