When I stumbled into Gatsby’s house
on accident during one of my riding sessions at West Egg, I was surprised to
know he lived right next door to Nick, and even more surprised Nick was at his
house. He seemed a respectable man, and he showed a bit of interest and
knowledge in me despite me not knowing him very well or having any reason to
know me. He was quite odd in the past handful of times I saw him, so this was
nothing knew, but it was still interesting nonetheless. Gatsby’s money was very
prominently displayed in the quality of his surroundings, and it made me question
some of Nick’s connections considering I knew Nick was not very wealthy. We
stayed for a little bit to chat and drink, but then insisted we needed to go so
as to not be late for dinner, as the ride back was a bit long. One of my riding
partners was quite drunk however, and insisted that Gatsby come to our dinner
party, despite not knowing anyone there, because she thought the party would
like him. Her husband kept trying to make sure we left on time and made it very
clear that Gatsby did not need to attend the dinner party, but Gatsby seemed to
think that he should attend on the request of a drunk woman anyways. Gatsby
stepped out to get ready to leave, and my opinion of Gatsby dropped a bit
further as he very clearly failed to see that he was not welcome at the party.
I asked Nick if Gatsby really was going to come, and Nick seemed to think that
Gatsby would. I managed to get my riding partners out of Gatsby’s house and
leaving before Gatsby came back, and we avoided him coming to the dinner party.
I understood that Gatsby was eccentric, but his interest in me and his obvious
lack of understanding of social cues are making me quite dislike him.
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