Chapter four starts with Nick telling of all the wealthy and powerful people that attend Gatsby's parties. Gatsby takes Nick to lunch and tells him stories of his life. Nick finds some of it to be unbelievable but Gatsby has photos and a medal to back his stories up. When Nick has lunch with Jordan he finds out Gatsby used to know Daisy and he is still in love with her. Daisy had not wanted to marry Tom but ended up anyways. Gatsby wants Nick to invite Daisy over for tea so he can drop by and Daisy will have no option but to see him.
"He's the man who fixed the World's Series back in 1919."
Meyer Wolfsheim is a small, flat-nosed Jewish man with a large head. Meyer is involved in many illegal ventures which leads Nick to wonder why Gatsby is hanging around him.
Meyer could play a significant role into uncovering the mysterious Gatsby. Meyer is a side of Gatsby no one sees. I think more will eventually come out about this side of Gatsby involving Meyer.
"There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired."
-This quote describes all the different characters in the book so far. The residents of the Eggs are the pursued, residents of the Valley of Ashes, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired. This quote has significance to me because I see how this is also applicable to people around me. Some are at the top followed by people trying to reach their level.
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