Nick tells the story of events, although uncertain with approximate time lines and narrative gaps as to what happens between Gatsby and Daisy, claiming that he ''didn’t see him or hear’ from Gatsby for ‘several weeks’'. This implies that a lot of time was spent between the two, as well as the happenings of their lives was of no concern to Nick.
The narrative gaps are explored with the timeline of seasonal changes. The change of season also brings about a hint as to the severe change of events that will take place. The comparison of Summer, in which everything is bright and sunny, to Autumn, when leaves begin to die and fall away, is a large give away to the following chapters. It is also with a flashback to an Autumn years earlier that we are first given an off hand narrative by Gatsby. The intense passion he expresses for Daisy makes the reader realise the importance of the matter to him, and as to why the parties and their effect were such a priority to him.
Dialogue is a huge contribution to the style and language of the chapter. Colours are used in a synthenesiac way, indicating ideas about personality rather than mood as with previous chapters. It also appeals the general personality of Daisy and Gatsby, and the slow dawning on Daisy that they have drifted apart. All this happens in Gatsby's house, at his last party- irony as to the whole façade was to impress Daisy in the first place.
Interesting comment on colours.
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