Gatsby #2

Fitzgerald does a fantastic job of revealing details to us a little at a time, allowing us to pass and change judgment as the story progresses. Address the following questions in relation to the development of Jay Gatsby: 1) What does the story of the rest of Gatsby past due to our impressions of him? The story of the rest of Gatsby's past leads us to further suspicious. 2) How does your overall impression of Gatsby change over these three chapters - do you like him more, less, and why? I do not like him less because I am not judgement towards people like that.If anything it makes me like him more because he is throwing the parties to find his true love which is nice. 3) How does he affect the way we see Gatsby? It makes us suspicious of his fortunes and leads us to believe that his glamour may be masking something bad. This follows a recurring motif I have found throughout the story that people's riches, looks, marriage, etc is all masking something dark that lays underneath. 4) What does the backstory about Jay and Daisy's past do to our impressions of Gatsby? The backstory gives us an answer as to why Gatsby throws these extravagant parties-which is to get Daisy to come so he can finally see her. Even Gatsby moving close to her was part of his plan to get her back. 5) What is the purpose of Meyer Wolfsheim as a character? He is planted to introduce the bad side of Gatsby. He also gives a background to Gatsby.