Chapter 4 Pg. 61-80

Gatsby picks Nick up from his home and drives him down to the city. Amused by the envious eyes on the road and enjoying the company of Gatsby, Nick discovers the truth about his Oxford education and time in the war, allowing Nick to trust him more. After eating and having conversation with the infamous Mr. Wolfheim, Nick runs into Tom, however loses Gatsby.  Before hand, however, Gatsby had arranged a date between Jordan Baker and Nick on his behalf. On the date Jordan shares the history Gatsby and Daisy had in the past, leading Nick to believe that the reason for Gatsby’s actions are all related to reconnecting with Daisy.

Jay Gatsby:

* “The officer looked at Daisy while she was speaking, in a way that every young girl wants to be looked at sometime, and because it seemed so romantic to me I have remembered the incident ever since. His name was Jay Gatsby…” –Jordan Baker

* Gatsby is genuine and has the ability to just look at others in a certain way that would make them feel special. He is wealthy and willing to provide a good time to people who don’t know, or even respect him, and he doesn’t mind. Gatsby proves to be a very honest person, though he chooses not to correct the rumors about him; and he is a romantic who is using all his resources to meet up with Daisy again.

* Gatsby has introduced the theme of romanticism in the novel. So far characters have been portrayed as greedy, fake and driven by the idea of money or power. Their concept of money usually emphasizes either how much they have or how much they wish they had. However, Gatsby is the first character who will give their money away and not ask for anything in return. In comparison to a character like Tom, who uses money to gain women and objects, Gatsby will simply buy a woman a new dress or cover the damages done to his house without even confronting the person. I feel that the closer he gets to Daisy, the more romantic he will become in order to catch her eye.

“Yeah, Gatsby’s very careful about women. He would never so much as look at a friend’s wife.” –Jordan Baker

I find this intriguing because the news of Gatsby and Daisy dating in the past has just been revealed, and the notion that he wants her back because he loves her is a definite possibility. This could be a big issue because we see the when Gatsby is introduced to Tom he gets anxious and runs away. Because of Gatsby sense of chivalry, finding a way to see Daisy goes against his morals of respecting men and women. I feel that this could be one of the biggest issues he must face in the book, possibly leading to the uncovering of new secrets and characteristics of all the characters.