The Great Gatsby- Chapter 4

Location
- Gatsby and Nick go out for lunch in New York and this is really the first time that we properly get to know Gatsby as it is away from his house and they are on neutral territory so it's easier to get to know him without either of them having the upper hand. 
- Later on in the chapter, Nick is with Jordan Baker and this is when the whole reason for the story comes out and it's revealed that Gatsby is in love with Daisy.

Themes
The themes that run through this chapter is rumour, scandal and affair. The theme of 'unhappy marriages' is brought in again when Nick speaks with Jordan and realises that Daisy was unhappy before she married Tom.
         -Rumour and scandal is brought in when Nick and Gatsby are out for lunch and Nick and Gatsby bump into a man called Mr Wolfshiem who seems to be a bit of a shady character. It's peculiar that Gatsby should know such a man who turns out to be a gambler. Mr Wolfshiem talks about when his friend Rosy Rosenthal was shot and killed while they were gambling, it seems all a bit suspicious. This suspicion then grows when he talks about the men that were electrocuted and then follows this with 'I understand you're looking for a business gonnegation.' This confirms the thoughts that this man is probably a criminal and not of high society. The interesting thing is when Gatsby replies for Nick saying 'Oh, no, this isn't the man.' This makes it sound as if Gatsby has employed this man to do some work for him. This is surprising of Gatsby as we don't actually know how he got his fortunes so it puts a doubt in our mind that he's made his money legally. Maybe Gatsby isn't the high class man that we first thought him to be.
          -Affair is introduced when Nick goes to meet Jordan and it turns out that actually, Gatsby isn't who we thought he was. He's actually in love with Daisy and has created his whole persona around his love for her and to make himself good enough for her. His house positioning isn't even a coincidence that he lives opposite her, he did this on purpose. Gatsby spoke to Jordan so that she could speak to Nick, who is Daisy's cousin, to invite her to his house so that Gatsby can 'bump' into Daisy and she can see his fortune.

Characters
- This chapter shows Gatsby's character for who he really is. He says that his family is from the Middle West and when Nick questions the exact location he answers with San Francisco which is actually on the coast and so it shows that he's actually lying but Nick doesn't mention that he knows he's lying. He tells Nick that all his family died and so that is how he came in to a lot of money but knowing that he has already lied, we as readers are reluctant to believe him. It's later shown to be less than likely when Gatsby seems to be quite good friends with a criminal and actually employing him to be doing criminal activities which makes the reader unsure about the legitimacy of his money. Later, when they are in the restaurant, Nick bumps in to Tom and Nick goes to introduce Tom and Gatsby but when he turns around, Gatsby is gone. It seems as if Gatsby didn't want to be introduced to Tom which is later confirmed. It turns out that years ago, Gatsby and Daisy were in love but it was easier for Daisy to marry someone with wealth rather than someone like Gatsby who didn't. So, over the time that Daisy has been married to Tom, Gatsby has been making his money through probable criminal means and bringing himself in to high society so that he feels he can be good enough for Daisy and be able to support her. Every party that he has hosted has been in attempt to lure Daisy to his house so that they can meet again but she never came so Gatsby wants Nick to invite her to his house so that there can be a chance meeting between Gatsby and Daisy. 
- Nick seems to be a bit of a unreliable narrator in this chapter as in one moment, he goes from having lunch with Gatsby and bumping in to Tom, to then Jordan explaining everything to Nick about what Gatsby's real intentions are. He's actually in love with Daisy and wants Nick to reintroduce them. You have to pay close attention because Gatsby mentions that Jordan and Nick are meant to be meeting up after their meeting and that is how the time jump doesn't confuse us. This reiterates to us that we are only getting the information that Nick is choosing to give us.
- Jordan is shown to be a good friend in this chapter is it's shown that she doesn't believe Daisy to be particularly happy and so she wants to help her friend by introducing her to the love of her life again. She says 'Daisy ought to have something in her life' and if right now, her life is slightly lifeless. Up until now, she has been shown to be quite emotionless and very guarded but this is the first time that she's shown to be doing something for her friend because she actually cares about her. It's shown that actually, their friendship isn't fake but they care about each other as maybe was first thought.

Narrative Elements Structure
- Each paragraph starts with a time-phrase as if to quickly move the story along
- Jordan's flashback is narrated through her rather than Nick