Gatsby's First Appearance

In this third chapter, Nick was personally invited to attend to Gatsby's party. The party was like any party in this book, drinking and dancing. However, I was rather amused by how many people showed up, though they were not invited. Friends of friends of friends who were invited showed up, making the entire scene chaotic in my opinion. When Gatsby  was first introduced to Nick, he was not what I had expected.  The way the other characters described him, " ' ..thought he killed a man'....'its more that he was a German spy...'"(Fitzgerald page 44), led me to picture him as this elusive and secretive man. But actually it was quite the opposite. Gatsby had this "genuine" or "real" air to him. He did not seem to be as superficial or materialistic as the rest of his guests. But to me he still seemed somewhat odd.The one thing that about Gatsby that i found especially odd was the fact that he kept calling nick "Old Chap" like they had been best friends forever, which was most definitely not the case. Even the way he was introduced to  Nick was odd. It seemed out of place, like a random little fact.  Just everything about Gatsby was mysterious. Fitzgerald is making the reader see Gatsby little by little, giving away nothing until most likely the very end. I think that the realness of Gatsby is going to be a mine focus in this book. Right now Nick and the readers are not entirely sure if Gatsby is just putting up a facade, and is really as superficial as everyone else, or is actually as real as he seems. However, another character, in Gatsby's library, explained in great detail how surprised he was that the books were real. Maybe these real books symbolize Gatsby's realness. It is  just one of the many possible characteristics of Gatsby, but no one will know until the end.