Light Dignified Knocking At The Front Door Analysis

The first paragraph tells a great amount of information about Gatsby. The quote “light dignified knocking at the front door” in the first sentence gives us a sense that Gatsby is nervous. The light knock implies to us that he is unsure about showing up at Nick’s house. He knows that Daisy is not expecting him and he doesn’t know how she is going to react to him once he makes an appearance. The word dignified shows the image that he is serious; maybe with a straight face. The use of the simile, “Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes” gives off the responsiveness that he is nervous again. Gatsby’s pale skin makes us aware that he fears …show more content…
His body is making involuntary actions to show that he is emotional by making him sweat. When Gatsby glares into Nick’s eyes he is desperately trying to say help me. His emotions are flaring and making him unsure about his arrival to Daisy. Once Gatsby enters the house and turns sharply past Nick we get the feeling that he is quickly trying to make it to Daisy. He is trying to forget about his emotions and get to the reason of why he made an appearance at Nick’s house in the first place. When Gatsby enters the room and there is no sound for half a minute we get a sense of awkwardness. It is not normal to be in a room with another person and not speak a single word to them. Their relationship is not beginning again right where it left off. The choking murmur and part laugh that slips out of Daisy’s mouth represents that she is surprised to see Gatsby. When Daisy says, “I certainly am awfully glad to see you again” breaks the news to Gatsby that she is not extremely welcoming of his presence. The word awfully expresses that she dreads having to speak and spend time with Gatsby