Notes on "The Great Gatsby" Chapters 4,5,6 and 7

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Chapter 4

There are more rumours about Gatsby. Rumors such as if he was a criminal, a bootlegger, a German general those who where very evil, that he had killed a man, and that he was a German spy.

The people going to Gatsby’s parties were rich people, depressed, with different industries, with low morality, there were some who had gone to jail and these people drank a lot of alcohol.

Nick went to have llunch with Gatsby. Gatsby looked after Nick with a luxurious car. Gatsby looked kind of nervous (p.70). Gatsby knew that Nick knew about the rumours.

With gatsby’s car he wanted to showoff, it was yellow.

Gatsby said that he was born in the middle west like Nick, he came from a wealthy family and he was educated in oxfrod. Nick doesnt believe him.

Gatsby wanted to forget something that had happened to him in the past.

He also said that he was like a prince and then he had to go to war. Nick started to believe Gatsby because he showed him a picture.

Gatsby did not respect rules.

Nick met gatsby talking with mr wolffhiem, he was a gumbler that fixed to win always, he was a jew with large head, a flat nose and he was old. We worked with gatsby in business.

Nick was disappointed because it was jordan who was going to tell him all the story love of Gatsby with Daisy.

When tom was introduced to Gatsby by Nick, gatsby was embarrased because he still loved Daisy.

In the past, Gatsby was with Daisy, they had a romance. But Gatsby had to go to war and when Daisy wanted to said him good bye she couldnt. So Daisy married tom because she was looking for love desesperately. The day before getting married Daisy got drunked because she was not happy because she had received a letter from Gatsby.

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Gatsby bought that house because he wanted to have Daisy just across the bay.

Chapter 5

The Green light in this chapter means that the Green light coming form Daisy’s house and reflecting on gatsby was a sign of hope for gatsby to be again with Daisy.

Gatsby asked tom for help, to help him with Daisy but tom didnt know if he was or wasnt supposed of helping him. Nick will invite Daisy to have tea.  Gatsby wanted to give Nick something in returned, he wanted to give him a job, an ilegal one but with the ...

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