Jordan Baker Blogs

I trust Nick.  I know that I have not known him my whole life, or even for a long amount of time, but I know that he is a good person and a good friend.  I thought to myself, Nick is Daisy's cousin.  I feel as though he should know, he is the closest to her.  So, that was it, I decided to tell him.  I would tell him privately, I did not want anyone else knowing.  I also thought, maybe if he knew, we could do something about it.  One person would not be enough to persuade Daisy to leave Tom.  But two, two of the closest people too her, may be affective.  Nick was her cousin, she loved and trusted him, she knew he wanted nothing but the best for her.  I was her best friend in this crazy world we live in.  I trusted her and she trusted me.  I hoped that my opinion meant something to her.  I hated seeing her hurt, and seeing her hurt by her husband was heartbreaking.  I had to do something about it.  Nick may be my b...

Yes, I cheated.  No, I am not ashamed.  Why should I be.  Im a great at golfing, what's a little cheating going to do.  Who cares if I get caught, that just means that people will be talking about me.  I will be on everyone's mind.  That is exactly what I want.  Isn't that what we all want, we all want to be known.  We want to be talked about.  We want to be the center of attention.  Well, at least that is what I want.  I cheated to get ahead.  If your not willing to cheat, they don't play the game.  Losing is boring and embarrassing, so why not cheat and win like me.  My life will never be boring.  I will always be ahead, because I am willing to do what it takes.  So, the answer to your question is, No, I am not sorry for cheating and yes I will probably do it again.  because I will be ahead.  I will win. I will have an exciting life.  And if people find out, that is all the better.  I w...

As I sat in the room, listening to the argument brewing, I was very uncomfortable and felt extremely awkward.  Listening to Gatsby tell Tom, that Daisy never loved him was just strange.  I did not think it was his place.  I believed that it should be a private conversation between Tom and Daisy.  But, like everything else, it is always a big deal between these people.  Nothing can ever be handled quietly.  And so I sat, and I listened.  I was worried about Daisy.  I knew she never wanted to hurt Tom or Gatsby.  But people cannot help how they feel.  So, although I thought Tom and Daisy's love was real, I was not so sure now.   It did not concern me.  It did not involve me.  I have no say in the situation.  I just want Daisy to be happy.  As her friend, I do believe she deserves that.  I do not care who it is with.  Everyone deserves to have a love that consumes them.  I believe that she has that wi...

When Gatsby approached me at is party, I did not know what to expect; but I knew it was going to be good.  He had asked me if I would ask Nick to host a tea party and invite Daisy and him.  Gatsby knew that Nick would not know why he was asking this, but he insisted I do this for him.  So, that same night, I went up to Nick and told him what Gatsby had requested.  I did not what to expect out of Nick.  I think that Nick looks up to Gatsby and would not want to disappoint, so as I expected, Nick said yes.  He of course had a few questions to ask.  After I explained the whole scenario to him, we parted and I began to think to myself.  I did not understand why Gatsby had waited all this time to try to reconnect with Daisy.  Would Daisy even want to rekindle her love with Gatsby?  She seemed so happy with Tom.  he provided her with all the luxuries in the world.  He gave her the lifestyle she could not have with Gatsby.  They ...

As I arrived on the scene, I was absolutely shocked.  I could not believe my eyes.  Who did it?  Was it an accident?  Why did this happen?  Part of me was relieved, not because I was happy she was dead, but because Tom could not longer hurt Daisy by cheating on her.  As I turned around, people began telling me it was a yellow car the struck her.  The only yellow car that crossed my mind what the car that Daisy and Gatsby were driving on their way home.  It had to have been Gatsby, but why?  Maybe he wanted to make Tom angry, butt hat does not seem like something he would do.  I do not believe he would take things to such an extreme level.  So, what if it was Daisy, what if she was driving the car?  She may have been all shaken up from the hotel incident, and she wasn't paying attention.  What if Daisy found out about the affair, and when she saw Myrtle she was possessed by rage and could not stop herself.  The ultimat...