Chapter 3: Jordan Baker's Secret
Capítulo 3: O Segredo de Jordan Baker
Nick became romantically involved with Jordan Baker, a professional golfer who was staying with the Buchanans. Jordan was beautiful and cynical, representing the careless, sophisticated lifestyle of the wealthy elite. She told Nick about Tom's affair with Myrtle Wilson, a married woman who lived in the Valley of Ashes between West Egg and New York City.
Nick se envolveu romanticamente com Jordan Baker, uma jogadora de golfe profissional que estava hospedada com os Buchanans. Jordan era bonita e cínica, representando o estilo de vida descuidado e sofisticado da elite rica. Ela contou a Nick sobre o caso de Tom com Myrtle Wilson, uma mulher casada que vivia no Vale das Cinzas entre West Egg e Nova York.
The Valley of Ashes was a desolate industrial wasteland, home to working-class people like George Wilson, Myrtle's husband. George ran a garage and had no idea that his wife was having an affair with the wealthy Tom Buchanan, who visited her regularly in a small apartment above the garage.
O Vale das Cinzas era um deserto industrial desolado, lar de pessoas da classe trabalhadora como George Wilson, marido de Myrtle. George administrava uma garagem e não tinha ideia de que sua esposa estava tendo um caso com o rico Tom Buchanan, que a visitava regularmente em um pequeno apartamento acima da garagem.
Jordan's cynical worldview and Nick's growing disillusionment with the moral decay of the wealthy class created tension in their relationship. Nick began to question the values of the society he had entered and the authenticity of the friendships he was forming.
A visão de mundo cínica de Jordan e a crescente desilusão de Nick com a decadência moral da classe rica criaram tensão em seu relacionamento. Nick começou a questionar os valores da sociedade em que havia entrado e a autenticidade das amizades que estava formando.