As chapter 3 unfolded in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, I began to learn alot more about the people of this generation or rather just those presented in this novel. The fact that all of these people just show up to Gatsby's home without an invitation and without even knowing him is incredibly rude to me. It seems to me as though Gatsby is okay with this. Not only this, but the community expects these lavish and extravagant parties every weekend.
"There's something funny about a man like that...He doesn't want any trouble with anybody, " (Fitzgerald, pg43). I found this quote to be extremely ironic as well. I took this explanation in a negative way. It sounded to me as though the woman Nick overheard saying this was criticising Gatsby. She was almost insinuating that he is only this nice so he doesn't get in trouble or that he has something to hide. Others in the book speculate different ways in which he obtained all his millions. All of the rumors aren't even righteous and all paint him in a bad light. It seems as though the people can't just accept the genuine generosity of Gatsby and are just looking for a way to put him down.
"It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in a life," (Fitzgerald, pg48). This quote made me view Gatsby as a man with a kind soul. At this point in the story, it seems that Nick actually likes Gatsby, so I am a bit confused as to why in the first chapter it seemed that he didn't want anything to do with him.
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