Honesty is the Greatest Policy(Pages 49-60)

Throughout this selection of chapter three of The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, I began to learn more of this Gatsby fellow. While Nick attended a party at Gatsby's house, I was able to learn facts about Gatsby through the conversation that they held. The author again drew me in with his insane ability to draw my attention to the mystery of this character. I'm not sure that I am entirely keeping up with the time that is passing by because of the random side stories throughout. How far apart have these events occurred? It seems as though they have entirely been in the summer he has been present but then how much is he actually working? He talks of frequently going to New York and working and stalking people but does not give solid time periods for how long events in his life are occurring. Towards the end of this selection, Nick gives out insight into his relationship with Jordan and I would like to better understand how relationships normally went about in this time period. It seems as though he genuinely cares for her, but his doubting of her morality is evident in the clips of her inability to tell the truth. Why does it seem that he is about to drastically change something in his life? I first began to wonder if a momentous change is about to occur when Nick thought, "Nevertheless there was a vague understanding that had to be tactfully broken off before I was free"(Page 58-59). Where might this story take us next?