Jay and Nick. Nick and Jay. Seems like a nice duo, huh? Both smart men, going somewhere with their lives. Jay seems like a good guy. He's the kind of "upper-class guy" that you'd want to be associated with. He knows what he's doing, he knows how to act and what to say. He's educated and likes to show it. But, like any other person, he has his weakness...which happens to be Daisy. He gets nervous around her and doesn't even have the ability to invite her over, he asks Nick too.
Now, ask yourself. Is this a good relationship as of now? Jay is sorta asking Nick to do his dirty work for him. Nick invites Daisy over, Jay gets to see Daisy, bada-bing bada-bang, Jay gets what he wants. This may seem like sneaky word, but honestly, i think Jay is just a scared man. He doesn't know what to do, so he asks for help, and now he's stuck with the guy he asked for help from. Sure, Nick may have been "used" but there's something else there. I personally can see a real connection between these two people. Nick see's who Gatsby actually as. Past the bookshelves of unread books and the war stories. Nick sees a man, a personable man, that he may have a friendship with in the future. These two are both very unique people, two one of a kind people. What do you get when you combine two different, yet very similar people? I don't know...we'll soon find out...
:) I agree. I think that it might sound kinda sneaky, but honestly I don't think there's anything wrong in asking a friend to help you out with someone you like - we used to do it all the time in sixth grade :) Of course, does that mean that Jay was being immature? Maybe. Who cares? Everyone's immature when it comes to love :P
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