Many important contributions to the plot occur in this section of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. One being Jordan Baker revealing Gatsby's admiration for Daisy years and years ago! Now we can have a more clear look at Jay Gatsby. Hopelessly in love with a woman he could not have, he moved to West Egg just to be close to her. This is probably one of the most helpful details I have seen while looking at Gatsby and his personality and motivations.
Also in this section, we gain a bit more insight on Daisy. She had always been very fickle when it came to men and relationships. In fact, it was mentioned that Jordyn didn't hear much of Daisy for a while until she was engaged to Tom. Even after that, it sounds to me like Daisy was always on Gatsby's mind, and Gatsby was always in the back of Daisy's mind.
Finally for this passage, I was introduced to more foreshadowing. When Miss Baker says, "'And Daisy ought to have something in her life,'" (Fitzgerald 85) I took that to mean that something will happen for Daisy because she is the protagonist of the story.
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