Gatsby Ch. 5

Reaching the midpoint of The Great Gatsby, it is clear what the plot of the story will be. Gatsby and Daisy  are going to have a nice little affair which will meet problems with her marriage to Tom. Before their meeting, the human side of Gatsby comes out. Thus far, Gatsby has been portrayed as a man of excellence with no flaws. Gatsby was a wreck until Nick's little pep talk for him, "Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes (86)." Gatsby and Daisy finally get talking and then they can't stop.

Two things bugged me throughout this chapter. Why did Gatsby want Nick to be with him the whole time? Is it that Gatsby finds that he can relate well with Nick? Or is it more for the sake of the storytelling that Nick needed to be there so that the first person narration could be maintained? Additionally, I still can not figure out why Gatsby always has to take these phone calls. Maybe he is just a busy man, but I doubt that. I feel like this most recent conversation about Detroit will be an important detail. I think there is something shady about Gatsby. What if he is a mobster? Now that would be interesting.
             I see the resemblance.