Dec 28, 2009

The Great Gatsby | Chapter 6 Summary and Analysis

Summary
About this time, suspicions concerning Gatsby grow to such an extent that an “ambitious young reporter” attempts to get a statement from Gatsby or some story about this mysterious man’s notoriety. Stories circulating have to do with an “underground pipe-line to Canada.” As a result of such rumors, Nick chooses, at this point in the flashback, to detail Gatsby’s younger years, stories not recounted in chronological order.

Not people of means, as Gatsby had earlier told Nick, Gatsby’s parents were “shiftless and unsuccessful farm...