As chapter four begins, I can begin to see something unique about Nick. I don't know if its just his bad luck or if he just doesn't really care for people initially. "...and for a moment I was sorry I'd ever stepped foot upon his overpopulated lawn.(Fitzgerald, 68)" We see that after Gatsby confides in him something about Ms. Baker and the war, Nick wants out immediately. We also are able to delve down a bit deeper into who exactly Gatsby is. He says that he is wealthy due to the deaths of his entire family. He also mentions that during the war, he was attempting to get killed. Now, I realize he was sad about the loss of his family, but I am curious as to whether or not there is more to why he wanted to die.
Going back to that superstitious/omnipotent view that Gatsby may be seen as having, we experience another situation where we see his power. Now from my understanding, it seems like he was pulled over for something. However, to get out of it, all he had to do was show the officer a special white card. That seems a little suspicious to me and I think that there is more that is going to be revealed in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.
Going back to that superstitious/omnipotent view that Gatsby may be seen as having, we experience another situation where we see his power. Now from my understanding, it seems like he was pulled over for something. However, to get out of it, all he had to do was show the officer a special white card. That seems a little suspicious to me and I think that there is more that is going to be revealed in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.
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