Geat Gatsby, Chapter 4

1.      Chapter 4, Pages 61-80

2.      For the first time, Gatsby himself arrives at Nick’s door and invites him to lunch. They drive in Gatsby’s wonderful car to New York, but on the way, Gatsby tells a little more about his life but still leaves many things a mystery. He also asks Nick to meet with Jordan so she can explain a favor that Gatsby is asking of Nick. Once they arrive at the restaurant they are met by Meyer Wolfsheim, an old Jewish gambler who fixed the World Series in 1919, according to Gatsby. As they are leaving, Nick sees Tom off in the distance and he walks over to say hello. Nick introduces Tom to Gatsby but Gatsby walks off before they could have a real conversation. When Nick meets with Jordan over tea, she tells him that Gatsby wants Nick to invite Daisy over so Gatsby can see her. Jordan tells him how Gatsby and Daisy met and fell in love, which is why Gatsby moved to West Egg and has thrown all those elegant parties. This chapter ends with Nick agreeing to have Daisy over and asking Jordan on a date, all while he holds Jordan in his arms.

3.      Meyer Wolfsheim

a.       “He’s the man who fixed the World’s Series back in 1919.”

b.      Meyer Wolfsheim is a fifty-year old man who is described as a flat-nosed Jew with a large head and tiny eyes. He is a very smart gambler who fixed the World Series in 1919. Wolfsheim is stubborn, polite, and sentimental.

c.       Wolfsheim is into illegal activity which we can see from his involvement in the World Series. This makes me wonder how and why Gatsby knows him. Is Gatsby into illegal acts too?

4.      “’Gratulate me,’ she muttered. ‘Never had a drink before, but oh how I do enjoy it.’ ...’Take ‘em down-stairs and give ‘em back to whoever they belong to Tell ‘em all Daisy’s changed mine. Say: ‘Daisy’s changed her mine!’”

a.       Here Daisy is having second thought about her marriage to Tom. It takes a little alcohol to make her tell the truth and her emotions. She is having these second thoughts probably because of the letter she had snatched in her hand, which is probably from Gatsby. Her choice to marry Tom to have a more comfortable life, instead of marrying Gatsby, shows us about her character.