Gatsby's parties description
Gatsby invites Nick to his party
Nick arrives at Gatsby’s party and bumps into Jordan Baker.
Owl Eyes and the library
The party rages on and Nick finally meets Gatsby
Nick and Jordan talk about Gatsby
Gatsby, standing apart from the rest
The end of the party
Gatsby tells Jordan a secret
Drunk drivers crash
Nick addresses the reader
Reconnecting with Jordan
Storyboard Text
He killed a man once.
At Gatsby's Party
He was a German spy during the war
Nick describes how Gatsby's house is always abuzz with a party. During the day, people are swimming and boating, and all weekend long, Gatsby's cars are chauffeuring people in from the city for parties at his house that last all day and all night. He describes all the lights put up to light up the garden, the many caterers, and the five-piece orchestra.
Matter of fact, they’reabsolutely real...
An employee of Gatsby walks over to Nick's house and gives him a formal invitation to the party that evening. Nick says that he was one of the few people at the party who was actually invited; most people just showed up.
I thought you knew, old sport. I’m afraid I’m not a very good host.
This is an unusual party for me. I haven’t even seen the host. I live over there——
After standing alone for a while, Nick spots Jordan and approaches her to greet her. Two lady's, who seem to know Jordan, approach them and they all start talking together. The two lady's start saying some rumors that they heard about Gatsby.
You don’t understand. I wasn’t driving. There’s another man in the car.
On their quest to find Gatsby, Nick and Jordan enter the library and meet Owl Eyes, a middle-aged man with giant glasses. From what he says, he has been drunk for a week, which makes whatever he says not make sence.
Nick and Jordan are seated at a table with a man and a young woman, and the man recognizes Nick from the war. The man invites Nick to try out his new hydroplane the next morning. Nick agrees and tells the man how this is such a strange party, and that he hasn't even met the host yet. At this point, the man introduces himself and says that he is Gatsby, the host.
Nick notices a car crashed in the ditch that is holding up the line oftraffic leaving the party. It appears that Owl Eyes, who he met earlierthat night, was in the car that crashed. Then, the driver of the car steps out and is so drunk that he has no idea what happened.