F. Scott Fitzgerald
Every person ever to go to Gatsby's house that summer is listed before us at the beginning of the chapter. Why any one would care to do that beats me, but it was a list of the most rich and powerful people of that time. We learn about some of his past, or what Gatsby tells us of his past.
We then meet Mr. Wolfsheim, a Jew, who is a friend of Gatsby. Wolfsheim treats Nick rudely, but also makes Nick suspicious about what Gatsby did in his past to get the money. I think as of now Wolfsheim is simply a character from Gatsby's past that may help Nick to discover the truth. Based on how many people have said Gatsby is an Oxford man, I am going to bet he went to Oxford.
As I mentioned in the first blog (for this book), the story is told in first person. The narrator and reader connection is strong, because it's as if they are telling a story to you in person. As the Nick questions Gatsby, the reader questions Gatsby. There is nothing the reader is aware of that the narrator does not know. "So my first impression, that he was a person of some undefined consequence, had gradually faded and he had become simply the proprietor of an elaborate road-house next door" (Fitzgerald, 64). As Nick's impression of Gatsby changes, my impression of him is also changed.
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