Chapter 6 of Great Gatsby

We learn the real background of Gatsby,

• Real name is James Gatz - changed his name, Why? hiding, because it sound foreign, prefers it?
• Comes from a poor family
• worked on a ship - 'got himself started' - well travelled
• oxford - well educated?

At the party (Gatsby invites Daisy and Tom) he drops names this makes him seem important and makes Tom awkward.
Know that Gatsby really wants to impress Daisy
Becomes clear that Daisy is not enjoying the party at all.
Gatsby upset, very childlike. "she didn't like it" whinny - Nick is left to comfort him.

Gatsby's love for Daisy is very unrealistic and sad because he is living in the past, to Daisy there relationship may of just been a fling however to him it was serious, life binding.

Gatsby throughout the novel is labelled as a classic stereotype romantic hero.

Tom and Daisy are outcasts at this party
Get the idea that Tom and Gatsby are in a game (snakes and ladders?) of power.