Chapter+5

Summary:
===Nick invites Daisy over to his house in order to set her up with Gatsby. This is the first time they have seen each other in years. They are both a bit embarrassed, and Gatsby is afraid that this meeting is a mistake. Nick leaves for a while to leave the two alone, and when he comes back they are both glowing. Gatsby then brings Nick and Daisy over to his house to show it off to Daisy, and she seems impressed. ===

Relation to Fitzgerald's Life:
===Generva King represented the "Golden Girl" in Fitzgerald's novels. Daisy is Gatsby's "Golden Girl." All Gatsby wants to do is be with Daisy because she makes him feel happy and important. ===

Common Themes:
===The major common themes exhibited in this chapter are those of love and innocence. Gatsby has not seen Daisy in years and he knows full well that she abandoned him without a second thought, he still somehow expects her to love him still. The meeting between the two is awkward and difficult, but Gatsby clearly moves through the entire encounter with the hope of impressing her, never considering the idea that she betrayed him and perhaps does not deserve love. Gatsby's innocence demands that he forgive her, and that same innocence convinces him that she loves him still. ===

Marxist View:
===Daisy is in love again with Gatsby because he now has money. She wouldn't marry him when they were younger, but in this chapter she sees his house and everything he owns which makes her love him again. Gatsby wealth lets him have the girl of his dreams. ===

Feminist View:
===Gatsby manipulates Daisy by showing off his wealth to her so she falls back in love with him. Women were treated like they weren't intelligent and they didn't know what was going on. ===

Colors as Symbols:
===Gatsby's tie was a gold color when he arrived for tea at Nick's house. He wanted to impress Daisy and show that he was a successful man. When Gatsby shows Daisy his house, there's a "pale gold odor of kiss-me-at-the-gate" flowers planted outside in Gatsby's house. (Fitzgerald 90) The toilet set in Gatsby's bedroom was of pure dull gold. (Fitzgerald 91) It was special but not too over to top because it wasn't a shiny gold. To emphasize how wealthy and fortunate Gatsby was, the colors yellow and gold are symbolizes with objects and people around him. The windows in Gatsby' s house were gray and dull. The color gray symbolizes lifelessness and gloominess. Once the light switched turned on, a different feeling filled the house. ===

**Sources:**
===//Dictionary.com | Free Online Dictionary for English Definitions//. Web. 08 Apr. 2011. < http://dictionary.reference.com/> ===