Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-5-1-chapter-five [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [A Level](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level.md) › [English Lit](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature.md) › [AQA](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa.md) › [English Lit: AQA A Level The Great Gatsby - Specification A](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a.md) › Chapter Five # Chapter Five English Lit: AQA A Level The Great Gatsby - Specification A, topic 3.5.1 ## Chapter Five - Summary When Nick returns to West Egg that night, he is surprised to see Gatsby’s house __'blazing with light'__ as it seems that every room in the house was lit up. ### Nick confesses about lunch ![Nick confesses about lunch](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-05/8f865aa7-3525-4db3-b92f-a46122ac9e0b/shutterstock_716891845.jpg) - Gatsby then approaches Nick on the lawn and asks Nick to accompany him to Coney Island or to take a swim in the pool, but Nick points out that it is far too late and he needs to go to bed. - Gatsby continues to look at Nick with __'suppressed eagerness'__, so Nick tells him that he has spoken to Jordan and has agreed to host the lunch where Daisy and Gatsby will meet. They agree that the lunch will take place __'the day after tomorrow'__. ### Gatsby's nerves for lunch ![Gatsby's nerves for lunch](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-03/e860d8e6-14c2-483b-9f2e-d61dc4f4e26b/shutterstock_1027502239.jpg) - On __'the day agreed upon'__, Gatsby is clearly overcome with nerves. - Despite the rain, he sent a gardener to cut Nick’s lawn and arranges for the house to be decorated with flowers. - Despite being dressed in his finest clothes (__'a white flannel suit, silver shirt and gold-coloured tie'__), Gatsby looks __'pale'__ and has __'dark signs of sleeplessness'__ beneath his eyes. ### Gatsby's nerves in front of Daisy ![Gatsby's nerves in front of Daisy](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-05/1cd60aec-ba66-412a-9b5f-a94fbf36a64b/shutterstock_366868868.jpg) - Gatsby quickly leaves just as Daisy is arriving and reappears at the front door, __'pale as death'__. - Gatsby goes through to the living room where he meets Daisy. She is described as __'frightened but graceful'__, while Gatsby sheepishly says __'we’ve met before'__. - At this point, because of his nerves, he knocks a clock from the mantelpiece and catches it with __'trembling fingers'__. ### Gatsby's response to seeing Daisy ![Gatsby's response to seeing Daisy](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-07/1f2fb64a-8e6e-4f74-868b-4d97baca6524/Watching-Sneaking-Boy-eye.jpg) - Gatsby and Daisy are awkward and overly formal with each other, and at one point Gatsby follows Nick to the kitchen to tell him that this has been __'a terrible, terrible mistake'__. - Nick tells him that he is __'acting like a little boy'__ and sends him back to talk to her properly. - Nick leaves the pair alone for half an hour and sees that they have gotten over the initial awkwardness of the meeting and that __'every vestige of embarrassment was gone'__. ### Tour of the house ![Tour of the house](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-09/48164eec-b910-457d-a530-4deb56d320a5/blouse-clothing-fashion-.jpg) - Gatsby invites Nick and Daisy for a tour of his mansion, and Daisy is amazed by how __'huge'__ the house is. - They begin their tour of the house and while looking through Gatsby’s extraordinarily large collection of luxurious clothes, she begins to __'cry stormily'__. ### Nick's thoughts on Daisy ![Nick's thoughts on Daisy](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-11/fa04851f-2b22-4866-901c-e93b739976fb/thought-bubble-.png) - As the meeting comes to an end and it is time for Daisy to go home, Nick wonders to himself how Daisy could ever live up to Gatsby’s nostalgic vision of her: he thinks she must have __'tumbled short of his dreams'__ because of the __'colossal vitality of his illusion'__. - It seems that the intensity of Gatsby’s focus on his past relationship with Daisy prevents him from seeing who she really is, or how she may have changed during the years they have been apart. ## Chapter Five - Analysis In Chapter Five, Daisy and Gatsby are reunited. ### Analysis of Gatsby's business offer ![Analysis of Gatsby's business offer](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-08/961fcd7b-d7b5-4889-a207-2cbe896593b4/Information-Corruption-Bribe-Parcel-.jpg) - After Nick agrees to host Daisy and Gatsby's lunch, Gatsby offers Nick a secretive business opportunity but says it is __'a rather confidential sort of thing'__. - Nick declines the offer and does not want to hear anything else about it. - Nick has helped Gatsby by arranging for him to meet Daisy, and Gatsby shows how corrupt he has become by his __'new money'__ lifestyle when he wants to repay Nick by inviting him to join in with a presumably criminal __'business'__ opportunity. ### Analysis of Gatsby's nerves ![Analysis of Gatsby's nerves](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-05/1cd60aec-ba66-412a-9b5f-a94fbf36a64b/shutterstock_366868868.jpg) - Because of his nerves, Gatsby knocks a clock from the mantelpiece and catches it with __'trembling fingers'__. - Up until this point, Gatsby has maintained a calm and composed exterior, and the fact that he is overcome with nerves on that day that he is to be reunited with Daisy shows just how much she means to him. - Perhaps the knocking over of the clock is symbolic of Gatsby’s desperate desire to turn back time in his relationship with Daisy. ### Analysis of Daisy's breakdown ![Analysis of Daisy's breakdown](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-11/adf4d8fe-823f-4a8b-be22-6856a0213f2f/sad-crying-depressed-.jpg) - In Gatsby's bedroom, Daisy begins to __'cry stormily'__. - There are a number of reasons why Daisy may have had this breakdown in Gatsby’s bedroom: perhaps she is simply overcome with the memories of her previous love affair with Gatsby, or perhaps she is realising that Gatsby could have given her a life of luxury after all. ### Analysis of the __'green light'__ ![Analysis of the __'green light'__](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-11/a7c05426-b201-462e-9154-fef34fab5d98/green-light-.jpg) - At the end of the tour, Gatsby points out that it is possible to see the __'green light that burns all night'__ at the end of Daisy’s dock on the other side of the bay. - This green light had, for so long, been his only connection to Daisy and was therefore extremely significant. But Nick now says that __'the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever'__ as the pair had been reunited. ## Test yourself on Chapter Five - Events of Chapter Five - When does Daisy begin to __'cry stormily'__ in Chapter Five? - What does Nick say Gatsby is acting like in front of Daisy in Chapter Five? - Which of these does Gatsby do in Chapter Five? - Which of these is NOT a likely reason why Daisy starts to __'cry stormily'__ in Gatsby's bedroom? [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/374d9d81-edad-4590-9774-fca24dd46e2f/section/b5853460-eb2e-4c3c-8a62-599a5ea02cf2/session) - Previous topic: [3.4.3 End of Topic Test - Chapter Four](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-4-3-end-of-topic-test-chapter-four.md) - Next topic: [3.5.2 Chapter Five: Love & Historical Context](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-5-2-chapter-five-love-and-historical-context.md) ## English Lit: AQA A Level The Great Gatsby - Specification A contents ### 1 Specification Overview - 1.1 Specification Overview - [1.1.1 Specification A](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/1-1-1-specification-a.md) ### 2 Context - 2.1 Context - [2.1.1 F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/2-1-1-f-scott-fitzgerald.md) - [2.1.2 1920s America](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/2-1-2-1920s-america.md) - [2.1.3 Tragedy](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/2-1-3-tragedy.md) - 2.2 Criticism & Approaches - [2.2.1 Early & Modern Criticism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/2-2-1-early-and-modern-criticism.md) - [2.2.2 Psychoanalytic Approach](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/2-2-2-psychoanalytic-approach.md) - [2.2.3 End of Topic Test - Context](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/2-2-3-end-of-topic-test-context.md) ### 3 Plot Summary - 3.1 Chapter One - [3.1.1 Chapter One](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-1-1-chapter-one.md) - [3.1.2 Analysis of Chapter One](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-1-2-analysis-of-chapter-one.md) - [3.1.3 Chapter One: Love & Historical Context](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-1-3-chapter-one-love-and-historical-context.md) - [3.1.4 End of Topic Test - Chapter One](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-1-4-end-of-topic-test-chapter-one.md) - 3.2 Chapter Two - [3.2.1 Chapter Two](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-2-1-chapter-two.md) - [3.2.2 Chapter Two: Love & Historical Context](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-2-2-chapter-two-love-and-historical-context.md) - [3.2.3 End of Topic Test - Chapter Two](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-2-3-end-of-topic-test-chapter-two.md) - 3.3 Chapter Three - [3.3.1 Chapter Three](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-3-1-chapter-three.md) - [3.3.2 Analysis of Chapter Three](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-3-2-analysis-of-chapter-three.md) - [3.3.3 Chapter Three: Love & Historical Context](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-3-3-chapter-three-love-and-historical-context.md) - [3.3.4 End of Topic Test - Chapter Three](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-3-4-end-of-topic-test-chapter-three.md) - 3.4 Chapter Four - [3.4.1 Chapter Four](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-4-1-chapter-four.md) - [3.4.2 Chapter Four: Love & Historical Context](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-4-2-chapter-four-love-and-historical-context.md) - [3.4.3 End of Topic Test - Chapter Four](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-4-3-end-of-topic-test-chapter-four.md) - 3.5 Chapter Five - [3.5.1 Chapter Five](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-5-1-chapter-five.md) - [3.5.2 Chapter Five: Love & Historical Context](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-5-2-chapter-five-love-and-historical-context.md) - 3.6 Chapter Six - [3.6.1 Chapter Six](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-6-1-chapter-six.md) - [3.6.2 Chapter Six: Love & Historical Context](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-6-2-chapter-six-love-and-historical-context.md) - [3.6.3 End of Topic Test - Chapters Five & Six](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-6-3-end-of-topic-test-chapters-five-and-six.md) - 3.7 Chapter Seven - [3.7.1 Chapter Seven](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-7-1-chapter-seven.md) - [3.7.2 Analysis of Chapter Seven](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-7-2-analysis-of-chapter-seven.md) - [3.7.3 Chapter Seven: Love & Historical Context](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-7-3-chapter-seven-love-and-historical-context.md) - [3.7.4 End of Topic Test - Chapter Seven](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-7-4-end-of-topic-test-chapter-seven.md) - 3.8 Chapter Eight - [3.8.1 Chapter Eight](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-8-1-chapter-eight.md) - [3.8.2 Chapter Eight: Love & Historical Context](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-8-2-chapter-eight-love-and-historical-context.md) - 3.9 Chapter Nine - [3.9.1 Chapter Nine](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-9-1-chapter-nine.md) - [3.9.2 Chapter Nine: Love & Historical Context](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-9-2-chapter-nine-love-and-historical-context.md) - [3.9.3 End of Topic Test - Chapters Eight & Nine](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/3-9-3-end-of-topic-test-chapters-eight-and-nine.md) ### 4 Character Profiles - 4.1 Nick Carraway - [4.1.1 Nick Carraway](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/4-1-1-nick-carraway.md) - [4.1.2 Nick Carraway 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/4-1-2-nick-carraway-2.md) - [4.1.3 End of Topic Test - Nick](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/4-1-3-end-of-topic-test-nick.md) - 4.2 Jay Gatsby - [4.2.1 Jay Gatsby](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/4-2-1-jay-gatsby.md) - [4.2.2 Jay Gatsby 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/4-2-2-jay-gatsby-2.md) - [4.2.3 End of Topic Test - Gatsby](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/4-2-3-end-of-topic-test-gatsby.md) - 4.3 Daisy Buchanan - [4.3.1 Daisy Buchanan](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/4-3-1-daisy-buchanan.md) - [4.3.2 Daisy Buchanan 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/4-3-2-daisy-buchanan-2.md) - 4.4 Tom Buchanan - [4.4.1 Tom Buchanan](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/4-4-1-tom-buchanan.md) - [4.4.2 Tom Buchanan 2](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/4-4-2-tom-buchanan-2.md) - [4.4.3 End of Topic Test - Daisy & Tom](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/4-4-3-end-of-topic-test-daisy-and-tom.md) - 4.5 Minor Characters - [4.5.1 Minor Characters](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/4-5-1-minor-characters.md) - [4.5.2 End of Topic Test - Minor Characters](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/4-5-2-end-of-topic-test-minor-characters.md) ### 5 Key Ideas - 5.1 Key Ideas - [5.1.1 Love](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/5-1-1-love.md) - [5.1.2 Class](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/5-1-2-class.md) - [5.1.3 Idealism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/5-1-3-idealism.md) - [5.1.4 Patriarchy & Presentation of Women](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/5-1-4-patriarchy-and-presentation-of-women.md) - [5.1.5 End of Topic Test - Key Ideas](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/5-1-5-end-of-topic-test-key-ideas.md) ### 6 Writing Techniques - 6.1 Structure, Genre & Narrative Voice - [6.1.1 Structure & Narrative Voice](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/6-1-1-structure-and-narrative-voice.md) - [6.1.2 Genre](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/6-1-2-genre.md) - 6.2 Form & Language - [6.2.1 Form & Language](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/6-2-1-form-and-language.md) - [6.2.2 Symbolism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/6-2-2-symbolism.md) - [6.2.3 End of Topic Test - Writing Techniques](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/6-2-3-end-of-topic-test-writing-techniques.md) ### 7 Love Through the Ages - Thematic Analysis - 7.1 Love Through the Ages - [7.1.1 The Examination](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/7-1-1-the-examination.md) - [7.1.2 Love Through the Ages Reading](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/the-great-gatsby-specification-a/7-1-2-love-through-the-ages-reading.md)