In chapter three Nick attends his first party hosted by Gatsby.
People are described and mentioned but he observes so many people that the reader learns that these characters are not of any consequence to the story.
At the end of this chapter Nick reflects on what has happened so far in the book and he reminds the reader that he is leading the story and is the narrator because he is sometimes at the forefront of the scene and in other parts he lets the other characters take over and we forget about him.
The imagery at the start of the chapter Nick uses powerful imagery to describe the happenings of the party: 'The light grows brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun' the use of the word light suggests everyone is having a good time and it could also be pathetic fallacy for Nick's mood changing from observing the party goers to actually starting to enjoy it.
The first page of the chapter uses powerful imagery again to describe Gatsby's house and the objects in it: 'turkeys bewitched to a dark gold' this quote suggests Gatsby may have something sinster going on because it says 'bewitched' and this is then supported by the use of the word 'dark' to describe the gold suggesting it is somehow tainted and not as pure as it should be. The use of colours is also a major part of this chapter especially when describing the party. Yellow and blue is repeatedly used. Blue suggesting that Gatsby is sad because he throws these huge parties in the hope that Daisy will come and she never does. Yellow could also support this because yellow makes the reader think of the past and decay or old yellowing photos, again showing Gatsby's mind is with Daisy.
This is good on imagery and Fitzgerald's clever way of using language. Also, you have a good sense of Nick as a narrator and how his presence changes.
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