Reading Report 3 by Mauricio López

 Reading Report 3

A couple of days later, at Gatsby's request, Nick makes Daisy visit Nick's house so Gatsby can meet him. When they met, Daisy was astonished to meet Gatsby after almost five years. The meeting was uncomfortable at the beginning but later on Nick gives them privacy and they reconcile. Afterwards, they visit Gatsby's house , which later on, Tom discovers that Daisy has an association with Gatsby. Gatsby invites Daisy to the next party but Tom goes with her, they both dislike what the party is and leave, which makes Gatsby upset and angry. 

Gatsby's parties cease thereafter but Daisy visits Gatsby in the afternoons. At the end of the summer, Nick, Jordan and Gatsby are invited to the Buchanans’ house. Daisy flirts with Gatsby which makes Tom angry and decides to invite everyone to drive into town. Daisy and Gatsby leave in Tom’s blue coupe, while Tom drives Jordan and Nick in Gatsby’s garish yellow car.

On the way, Tom stops for gas at Wilson's garage which receives the notice of Wilson and Myrtle are going to the west, this shocks Tom and makes him more angry. In Manhattan, they celebrate in a party at Plaza Hotel, but the mood is hot and in a bad temper. Tom confronts Gatsby about Daisy and she tries to calm them down but the fight escalates to the point of Tom revealing Gatsby's secrets of his fortune which was selling illegal alcohol during the prohibition but he denies it, however, Daisy has lost her resolve but both leave the place in Gatsby's car.

Daisy was driving but while arguing with Gatsby and killed Myrtle by accident, who, after having a vehement argument with her husband, had run into the street toward Gatsby’s passing car thinking it was Tom.