Gatsby ch. 4 (Part I)

Chapter Four of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby begins with a listing of the people who attended Gatsby's parties during the Summer. Honestly, I did not care for any of these details because I already understood that his parties were a big deal, but I thought some details were interesting like the man who killed himself by jumping in front of a subway train. Gatsby's trip into New York with Nick started off fairly interesting. Despite Gatsby's appearance as a socialite, Nick reveals, "I had talked to him perhaps six times in the past month and found, to my disappointment, that he had little to say (64)."  So this guy can rest easy knowing that his title of the most interesting man in the world is safe.

We finally figure out the truth about Gatsby, depending on whether Gatsby was telling the truth which I think he was. I found it a little ironic that Gatsby said he was from the Middle West which apparently includes San Francisco. I noticed a slight part of Nick's character was revealed in this scene because he had to hold back laughter when Gatsby said his family's death was a sad event. Clearly, Nick only saw this situation as a way that Gatsby came across a great deal of money and not that he lost his family. Now,  we're left in suspense about what Jordan will tell Nick at lunch that day. I hope it is some dirty secret about Gatsby. This guy seems too blessed with his medals and all that.