The Quote At The End Of Chapter 4.

"There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, & the tired." This quote is meant to describe all the main characters in the book. All the characters fit into one of these four catagories. One example would be Gatsby trying to get Daisy. This makes Daisy the pursued and Gatsby the pursuing. Tom is another one; when Tom is trying to get Myrtle he is the pursuing and Myrtle is the pursued. The relationship between Jordan & Nick would best be described by the second part of the quote. Jordan is the busy because she's trying so hard to win Nick even though Nick doesn't really mind either way. I feel like, Nick is only with Jordan because other people want them to be together. Nick is seen as the tired because he doesn't seem bothered either way. He is, in a way, out of the pictue.