The Great Gatsby Chapter 3
The books in Gatsby’s library represent the decline of the American dream. They were real books but the pages weren’t cut which shows that they were for look not for actually reading. It symbolizes how the American dream has become much more about looks then actual substance.
Jordan Baker develops as a character as we go from seeing her as a morally upright person to realizing she’s inherently dishonest. We find out that she moved her ball at a golf tournament but strangly Nick doesnt hold it against her.
Fitzgerald describes Jordan’s arm as golden showing her ties to old money. Its her skin not merely a piece of clothing that she can take off its an essential part of who she is. It shows that social classes cant be broken they are as much apart of who we are as our skin.
