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In Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby, Nick attends another party at Gatsby's, goes to lunch with him, and meets the dubious Meyer Wolfsheim, highlighting Gatsby's mysterious nature. The chapter reveals Gatsby's past with Daisy and his longing for her, symbolized by the green light across the bay. It explores the contrasting social backgrounds of the East and West Egg, as well as the complex characterizations of Gatsby and Daisy.

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CH 4

In Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby, Nick attends another party at Gatsby's, goes to lunch with him, and meets the dubious Meyer Wolfsheim, highlighting Gatsby's mysterious nature. The chapter reveals Gatsby's past with Daisy and his longing for her, symbolized by the green light across the bay. It explores the contrasting social backgrounds of the East and West Egg, as well as the complex characterizations of Gatsby and Daisy.

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The Great Gatsby

Chapter 4
Events of Chapter 4

– Nick attends another party at Gatsby’s


– Nick goes to lunch with Gatsby
– Nick meets Meyer Wolfsheim
– They run into Tom; Gatsby noticeably avoids him
– Nick goes to lunch with Jordan
– Jordan tells Nick about Daisy’s & Gatsby’s past
Gatsby’s Guest List

– The East Egg’s list of names includes “American-


sounding” names from reputable, stuffy places and
associated with elite families.
– The West Egg’s list of names includes ethnic-sounding
names from “exotic” places and associated with
scandalous businesses or questionable fortunes.
– Despite their pretensions, the Old Rich were just as
corrupt and scandalous as the New Rich.
The Enigmatic Gatsby

– Gatsby reveals himself to Nick, but the facade is too


calculated; something is off.
– He was educated at Oxford and has photographic evidence.
– He gets out of a speeding ticket by waving a card from the
police commissioner.
– He shows Nick a medal he got during the war - “Major Jay
Gatsby”
– He's the son of wealthy Midwesterners - from San Francisco.
Meyer Wolfsheim

– From his name to the exaggerated size of his head and


the overly long nose hairs, Fitzgerald wants to make it
clear that Wolfsheim is an unusual and unsavory person
– eating with “ferocious delicacy”
– cuff buttons made of human molars
– the “man who fixed the World’s Series back in 1919”
– they have a business “goneggtion”
– reinforces the feeling that something about Gatsby is off
Daisy and Gatsby

– Met during when Gatsby was stationed in the South


– Gatsby fell in love with her perfect image
– beautiful
– wealthy
– pursued
– Daisy fell in love with Lieutenant Jay Gatsby but got
impatient and married Tom
– She almost broke off her engagement the night before
the wedding after receiving a letter from Gatsby
Gatsby Comes Alive

– The bright lights, big parties, and carnival atmosphere


made sense.
– He hoped to draw attention to his home so that Daisy
might attend.
– The purposeless nights of staring across the Long Island
Sound at a distant green light made sense.
– The green light was at Daisy’s dock.
Contradictory Characters

– Gatsby is portrayed as both a hopeless romantic and a


somewhat unsavory character
– Daisy is seen to be similarly romantic but fickle and
unable to follow her heart
– Nick sees himself as inherently honest, but he is starting
to feel sympathy for Gatsby despite his obvious
deceptions.
THE END

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