Chapter Summary
At the beginning of Chapter 3, Nick describes the extravagant, lavishing, and legendary Saturday night parties that Gatsby holds in New York. Soon, Nick is invited to one of the parties himself by one of Gatsby's chauffeurs. The party consists of an immense amount of unrecognizable people to Nick but he still manages to run into Jordan Baker and her friend Lucille. Everywhere, people whisper and gossip about the mysterious host, whom Jordan and Nick are looking for. Instead they come upon a man with "owl-eyed spectacles" who they then spend time with, glancing through Gatsby's library. At around midnight, Nick meets a man who appears to be his age and served in the same division as him during the war. Before long he finds that the enigmatic man is Jay Gatsby. Still in shock, Gatsby leaves and shortly after Nick finds himself alone without Jordan, who was invited to speak to Gatsby. As husbands and wives argue about whether they should leave or not, Gatsby says goodbye to Nick. While walking home he finds "Owl Eyes" in the ditch with his car crashed. After doing his best to help "Owl Eyes," he returns home. Nick then describes that he did not solely just attend parties during that summer, but he also worked in New York. After Tom and Daisy's urging, he becomes romantically involved with Jordan Baker. Although he dislikes her dishonesty, he puts it aside despite his belief that he himself is "one of the fewest honest people that [he] has ever known." (pg. 59)