This chapter is one of the most important chapters in the book because Gatsby and Daisy, after many years, meet and their love which was only mentioned in theory is know seen in concrete. Their meeting is first awkward and this is even hinted by the weather because it is raining. Gatsby gets so nervous that he knocks over a clock. This is also symbolic because when meeting with Daisy Gatsby is trying to make up for the past and bring what was left in the past to the future. In other words, Gatsby is changing the balances in time. So when he knocks over the clock he is also altering the balances of time.
Just as Nick did before with Myrtle and Tom, he chooses to not comment on the reunion between Gatsby and Daisy. Even though Gatsby and Daisy love each other, what they are doing is immoral because Daisy is married. Nick doesn't like the immoral behavior he sees around him but also acts immoral himself because by reconciling Daisy and Gatsby he is sabotaging Daisy's marriage. This brings up a big question in the novel. What are the qualifications for being immoral? Is what Nick is doing moral or immoral?
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