Gatsby ch. 3 (Part I)

Finally, we get a look at the title character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. With the description of Gatsby's estate, it is pretty obvious that Gatsby has no worries of money due to the extravagance and frequency of his parties. One thing I found strange was Nick's invitation: "He had seen me several times, and had intended to callon me long before, but a peculiar combination of circumstances had prevented it--signed Jay Gatsby, in a majestic hand (41)." What were these circumstances? Give me answers Fitzgerald!

For some reason, I thought the party was amusing to read about. I chuckled a little when I read, "I was on my way to getting roaring drunk from sheer embarassment...(42)." Then the drunk man in a library amused me as well. These little details of Gatsby build up his extremely affluent appearance, not to mention all the rumors of his being a German spy and such. I found it shocking that a man as enigmatic as Gatsby could come out and have such a personal introduction with Nick where they could talk like old friends.