The Great Gatsby | Chapter 5 Summary and Analysis

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Klipspringer: the boarder at Gatsby’s house

Summary
Nick returns home at 2:00 in the morning to find Gatsby’s house lit up “like the World’s Fair.” Gatsby is anxious concerning the meeting Nick is to orchestrate with Daisy, a long-awaited reunion. He invites Nick to go to Coney Island in his car or “take a plunge in the swimming pool,” but his neighbor, who must work the next day, demurs, saying it’s too late—he has to go to bed. This invitation to swim foreshadows...

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