Saturday 23 April 2011

What does Nick learn about Jordan after he's spent some time with her?

In
chapter three,describes the first time he attended one of 's magnificent parties and mentions
that he began seeingregularly around town. Nick mentions that he enjoyed being around Jordan
because she was an attractive girl, who was recognized for her accomplishments on the golf
course. Nick goes on to say that he did not fall in love with Jordan but developed a sort of
"tender curiosity" for her. There was something about her personality that he could
not quite figure out until one day he witnessed Jordan tell an overt lie.


While they were at a house party, it began to rain and Jordan lied about leaving a
convertible's top down. Nick suddenly remembered hearing a story about Jordan cheating in a big
golf tournament. She was accused of moving her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round and
the situation nearly reached the proportions of a scandal. The caddy ended up retracting his
statement and the witness admitted that he might have been mistaken. Nick proceeds to say that
Jordan purposely avoided "clever shrewd men" to hide her natural flaw. Nick concludes
by saying,

"She [Jordan] was incurably dishonest. She
wasnt able to endure being at a disadvantage, and given this unwillingness I suppose she had
begun dealing in subterfuges when she was very young in order to keep that cool, insolent smile
turned to the world and yet satisfy the demands of her hard jaunty body" (Fitzgerald,
64).

Overall, Nick learns that Jordan Baker is a
dishonest person who cannot help but tell lies and fabricate stories.

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