The Great Gatsby Chapter 4

1. The Great Gatsby: Chapter 4 (pg 61-80)

2. Nick describes all the people who had visited Gatsby's house during that summer and is later invited by Gatsby to take a ride into New York. Gatsby reveals to Nick his past such as his military service and decorations during World War . During the luncheon with Gatsby, Nick meets Meyer Wolfshiem whom Gatsby claims to have been responsible for fixing the World Series of 1919. Nick later has lunch with Jordan who tells him her past with Daisy, Gatsby is in love with Daisy, and how she realizes that the military officer with whom Daisy spent time with before the war was Lt.  Jay Gatsby. She reveals that Gatsby bought his house so he could be on the other side of the bay from Daisy and that during the party he had asked Jordan to convince Nick to invite Daisy and Gatsby to his house for tea. Nick pulls Jordan close to his face in the car at the end.

3. Meyer Wolfsheim

" It never occurred to me that one man could start to play with the faith of fifty million people-with the single-mindedness of a burglar blowing a safe." ( Gatsby 73)

Qualities:

"A small, flat-nosed Jew raised his large head and regarded me with two fine growths of hair which luxuriated in either nostril. After a moment I discovered his tiny eyes in the half-darkness." (Gatsby 69)

"The old Metropole,' brooded Mr. Wolfsheim gloomily. 'Filled with faces dead and gone. Filled with friends gone now forever. I can't forget so long as I live the night they shot Rosy Rosenthal there." (Gatsby 70)

"His eyes, meanwhile, roved very slowly all around the room-he completed the arc by turning to inspect the people directly behind. I think that, except for my presence, he would have taken one short glance beneath our own table." ( Gatsby 71)

"You're very polite, but I belong to another generation." (Gatsby 72)

"As he shook hands and turned away his tragic nose was trembling." (Gatsby 72)

" It never occurred to me that one man could start to play with the faith of fifty million people-with the single-mindedness of a burglar blowing a safe." ( Gatsby 73)

"Why isn't he in jail?" "They can't get him, old sport. He's a smart man." (Gatsby 73)

We learn that Meyer Wolfsheim is the person responsible for fixing the World Series Game in 1919. It makes people wonder how a man like Mr. Gatsby with all his high status and reputation would be associated with a thief and gambler like Meyer Wolfsheim for several years since the end of World War 1. I think  that later on in the book Meyer Wolfsheim will be revealed as part of the reason to the source of Gatsby's wealth. He also shows himself to be a bit paranoid or careful of his surroundings when he says,"His eyes, meanwhile, roved very slowly all around the room-he completed the arc by turning to inspect the people directly behind. I think that, except for my presence, he would have taken one short glance beneath our own table." ( Gatsby 71) Wolfsheim shows that he might still be doing something illegal when he says," I handed the money to Katspaugh and I sid: 'All right, Katspaugh, don't pay him a penny till he shuts his mouth.' He shut it then and there."(Gatsby 69)

4.  "He wants her to see his house," she explained." And your house is right next door." (Gatsby 79)

This quote stood out to me because it now looks as though Gatsby is using Nick for his own goals which is to invite Daisy to his house so that she could see Gatsby's house next door. We learn though now why Gatsby decided to live in West Egg, why he was staring across the bay towards the green light, and the reason for his parties. Most of the things he did was for Daisy and to see her again just like how they used to see each other before the war when Gatsby left.