Reading Journal Gatsby Chapter 3

• Nick uses a lot of reference to color and sound which reflects his watchful and observant personality - he speaks of Gatsby's 'blue gardens', suggesting his thoughts are that Gatsby thinks he is royalty. 
• He describes the party goers as 'moths among the whisperings' - this comparison gives the idea that he feels the party goers are just attracted to money and nice things, like moths are to light. 
• Many references to color and light - 'stars, colored lights, glistening, dark gold, primary colours, opal, yellow' - gives insight to the atmosphere, people 
• Description of sound - 'oboes, trombones, chatter, laughter, yellow cocktail music, voices sang,' - reflects the social scale and status of Gatsby and people attending the party, their happiness and the way they revel in money
• Nick uses many lists to convey a certain image or idea - 'significant, elemental and profound, books or insurance or automobiles, whisperings and the champagne and the stars.' 
• He also uses many references to the moon, for example he writes 'a wafer of moon was shining over Gatsby's house' - uses powerful imagery and relates back to chapter 2 where Gatsby is staring up at the sky and as Nick dictates ' deciding which share of the heavens were his.' Gives the impression there is much to be revealed about Gatsby, especially when it is written that 'endowing with complete isolation the figure of the host, who stood on the porch, his hand up in formal gesture of farewell'  -Nick refers to him as a 'figure', and says he is in 'complete isolation', showing mystery and loneliness.
• Nick unknowingly makes a link between himself and Gatsby, when he writes about himself, 'I felt a haunting loneliness', after stating that Gatsby was in complete isolation.