Chapter 3: I believe the most crucial part of the plot is that the focus is on Gatsby because of the extravagant parties he threw during summer. Nick was actually invited, even though many guests showed up. Nick also treats Gatsby's place with respect, where the others get really drunk and use his place as an amusement park. Nick found him rich and a bit enigmatic. It separates Gatsby from the other dirty rich people of the East Egg. Nick learns that he is very attracted to Jordan Baker, but Jordan is extremely cynical with an icy masculine demeanor that Nick initially finds convincing. Nick becomes an observer rather than an active participant. the people have no other interests than money and the illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself. The Jazz Age, at least for the filthy rich, is a world of consumerism and flat characters. Chapter 4: Nick lists everyone who attended Gatsby's parties that summer, a short list of the richest and most powerful people in the country. he then describes a trip he took to New York with Gatsby for lunch and, on the way to the city, Gatsby tells Nick about his past, but his story seems highly