Great Gatsby 5

"I'm Gatsby," he said suddenly.
"What!" I exclaimed. "Oh, I beg your pardon."
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I found this quote quite humerous and ironic. The narrator had expected Gatsby to be some wise, very distinguished middle aged man. In fact, Gatsby was around the same age as him and looked like everyone else. I found this interesting, because we have all been in this same situation before, or one similar to it. I know I have several times. Nick is just lucky that he did not say anything bad about Gatsby, not knowing he was right there. This also shows that Gatsby is a little bit arrogant. He just assumes that the narrator knows who he is without ever truly being introduced. It reminds me to watch what I say when I'm around people that I don't really know. Gatsby is very nice to Nick, and we find out later that it is not just because he is a friendly neighbor.