Topic > Examples of Green Light in The Great Gatsby

While they are together, Gatsby introduces himself to Nick, so they talk for a while. Gatsby then asks to speak to Jordan alone, and Nick is a little jealous. After their meeting, Jordan informs Nick about Gatsby's past and how he knew Daisy. Gatsby told Jordan that he and Daisy met in Louisville, Kentucky in 1917, and he has loved her ever since. The reason he stares at the green light across the bay is because it's a green light coming from Daisy's dock. The only reason Gatsby throws such extravagant parties is because he wants Daisy to notice and get her involved. Unfortunately, she didn't come to one of his parties. Gatsby shares this information with Jordan and asks her to ask Nick if it is okay to have a date at Nick's house for Gatsby and Daisy. Nick is fine with the idea, so he invites Daisy to tea without telling her that Gatsby would be there. The reunion was awkward at first, but the two restore their loving bond and begin a relationship. Climax: Tom becomes suspicious of Daisy's relationship with Gatsby. One day, at lunch at the Buchanan house with Tom, Daisy, Gatsby, Nick, and Jordan, it is obvious to Tom that Gatsby and Daisy have some sort of affair going on. Outraged by this insult to his rule, Tom asks everyone to go to the Plaza Hotel and confronts Gatsby while there. Tom accuses Gatsby of becoming