Finally an Explanation

Through three chapters of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, I was very confused.  The origin of Gatsby seemed to be a weird mystery that everyone kept blowing up, and random events went largely unexplained.  The nature of Tom Buchanan was a curious one, as it seemed he didn't love his wife, so why marry her?  Finally through a conversation with Jordan Baker, Nick and the reader are able to begin to put the plot together.  She reveals the strange and random nature behind Gatsby's actions, and like all other great actions, they were in an attempt to catch a girl's attention.  Gatsby, who appears to be a decorated military hero from the Great War, strategically set up a friendship with Nick knowing that he is good friends with Tom and Daisy.  The mysterious meeting between Gatsby and Jordan was actually a meeting to figure out a way for Gatsby to meet Daisy, which they found through Nick.  Another aspect of Gatsby that was revealed finally was why he throws these parties which seem to have nobody he knows closely with an open-door policy. Jordan tells "'he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night ... but she never did,'" (Fitzgerald, 79).  His loneliness could be attributed to the fact that he only wishes to see Daisy walk through his door, and he has yet to find that thrill.  This insight into Gatsby's intentions have turned him into a much more human character in my mind.  It is nice to now be getting more answers about the plot and characters than questions.