Chapter Four

This red heart represents Gatsby's love for Daisy. He bought a house on the West Egg just so he could be across the bay from her house. Since Gatsby first met Daisy, many years passed because he was involved with a business and went into the military. His memory of her made it obvious that he was still in love with her and he believes he needed to win Daisy's love. By the time Gatsby was rich he moved back to the west egg to see her but she was already married to Tom. Since she was married, it was impossible for her and Gatsby to get together but that didnt stop them from flirting and showing their affection toward one another.


"I had talked with him perhaps half a dozen times in the past month and found, to my disappointment, that he had little to say" (68-69).

This is about how Nick imagined Gatsby to be an extraordinary man full of stories. It shows how money can change someones view on a person.

"He wants her to see his house and your house if right next door" (84).

Gatsby wants Nick to invite Daisy to his house so Gatsby can see her. It is important to Gatsby that Daisy sees his house to impress her with it so that she will think more highly of him.

"He doesn't know very much about Tom, though he says he's read a Chicago paper for years just on the chance of catching a glimpse on Daisy's name" (84).

This shows how in love Gatsby is with Daisy. He was willing to get the Chicago paper everyday just to read it to find out anything he could about Daisy even though he knows she is married.

"..trying to forget something very sad that had happened to me long ago" (70).

Gatsby tells Nick that something bad happened to him but doesn't tell Nick what it is. This makes it hard to trust Gatsby. Nick is suspicious, frustrated, and annoyed by this.


Realism
In this novel, the author uses realism. In Chapter Four, I noticed that he used the 1919 World Series. Gatsby introduces Nick to a gambler, Meyer Wolfshiem. He apparently was the man responsible for fixing the 1919 World Series. Seven Chicago White Sox players were accused of fixing the series for gambles who had made bets on the game's outcomes. F. Scott Fitzgerald included a Wolfshiem character for the fixing of the World Series to show and symbolize that money could buy any American absolutely anything including love and happiness.