The Great Gatsby- Chapters 2 & 3

After reading chapters two and three i am left slightly confused the the whole plot of the story.
When Nick goes to Gatsbys party we dont really get a clear image in our heads of what the party was actually like. he describes a few members of the party wearing yellow dresses although he fails to mention what many of the other guests are wearing and there is very little description about the party tself leaving us with a slightly hazy impression of the party.
i think the fact that he refurs to one of the guest being called 'Mr. Mumble' shows his lack of interest in the party itself because if he had been interested then i doubt he would have forgotten 'Mr.Mumble's name as i am sure that isnt it.

The party is at Gatsby's house and with the very little description of the party itself it sounds very high class and luxurious a place Nick doesnt really suit or fit into. I find it strange that although Gatsby shows his guest great hospitality they still find the need to make up rumours and discuss his personal life or what the know about it. Many rumours fly around about him killing a man or being a german spy which clearly show just how little gatsbys guest know him. Another way in which this is show is because many of gatsbys guest werent actually invited but simply turned up.

The build up of actually meeting Gatsby is very long and dragged out but when we eventually do meet him it seems like a bit of a waste of time as Nicks meeting with gatsby is extremly short lived which leaves you wondering many questions about gatsby himself because with all these rumours you think to yourself are any of them true because he just seems like a normal guy.

Chapter three holds host to a very pointless car crash that needn't even be in chapter three because we dont even know the characters involved and they both turn out to be fine anyway. Thinking about it, i wonder wether this has been place here for a reason which will be uncovered at a later point in the novel. He contiuously refurs to Nick as 'Old sport' which makes me question gatsby's social skills because it tells us they have only spoken 6 times yet 'old sport' seems like a bit too friendly to say to somebody after only six meetings.