Who Was Gatsby?
...listens to everyone's problems. Nick meets the woman golfer, Jordan Baker. She is a very keen golfer. He also reunites with his cousin Daisy and her husband Tom, who Nick is not very fond of. There are many hints in the first chapter, given about some problems between Daisy and Tom. We soon discover that Tom is having an affair with a woman named Myrtle. Myrtle Wilson is introduced in more depth in chapter two. We find out that Myrtle is in a different social class than Tom, when Myrtle buys the tabloid at the newsstand instead of a classy magazine. Tom and Myrtle have a fight and Tom breaks Myrtle's nose. This is because she had mentioned Daisy's name wrong.
Gatsby is seen for the first time in chapter one. Gatsby was known to hold excessive parties, but never socialises with the people in his party. No one ever knew Gatsby and so people gossiped and rumours were around about Gatsby and his unknown past. These rumours were allegedly put aside when Gatsby's past of attending Oxford and inheriting his wealth and power from his family.
Jordan then tells Nick that Gatsby and Daisy were once involved in a love affair and Nick will set up a meeting between the two. Daisy and Gatsby are reunited through Nick and Gatsby shows Daisy that he now has more wealth than he used to. This is when everyone, but Nick seemed to be materialistic. Gatsby is disappointed because Daisy was not that perfect person that he was in love with. It was like he had never known her, a stranger to his eyes. Gatsby's life story eventually is revealed in the sixth chapter and Gatsby's obsession with Daisy is also revealed. It is all clear now. Everyone knows about Gatsby's past, no more rumours, no more gossip. Straight after Tom and Gatsby have a confrontation, from this confrontation Tom figures out what is going on between Gatsby and Daisy and becomes very upset. Gatsby then tells Daisy...
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