What does Nick say that he has done at Gatsby's prior to their lunch date?

Why does Gatsby say he's going home right before the tea-date at Nick's house? Gatsby is nervous and does not think that Daisy would show up. ... Gatsby wants to impress Daisy by showing her his hose and other possessions.

Explanation:

d) the narrator even suggested that the white whale, moby d, was ubiquitous and present in every ocean at every moment.  

the main character of "the secret life of walter mitty" retreats into a false pretense as a means escape from his mundane reality -- this is a flagrant issue seen in societies abroad, typically found in young adults and it is robbing our youths of their childhood.

explanation:

a thesis -- a well developed, formal thesis is required to be one sentence long. there are many themes in "the secret life of walter mitty" and i had resolved to give you one of the simpler ones while still honing it with class.