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Gatsby picks him up in his gorgeous car, Gatsby too, just like Nick, Jordan, Tom, and Daisy, is described at first as restless. The man can't stop fidgeting. ...
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No Fear The Great Gatsby Chapter 4 Our chapter opens with some of the gossip linked to Gatsby. Then, Nick goes into a ton of detail about all of the guests who ever came to one of Gatsby’s parties in the summer. The list goes on for almost three pages. Obviously, Nick took quite a bit of time making sure to record as many people as possible. If anything, I would certainly say that this solidifies Nick as an observer. It also shows us that clearly when it comes to who came to Gatsby’s parties, he had quite a bit of interest in it that summer. He seems to be fairly fixated on all things Gatsby. We are then treated to Nick’s telling of one of the first times him and Gatsby go someplace together. Gatsby picks him up in his gorgeous car, Gatsby too, just like Nick, Jordan, Tom, and Daisy, is described at first as restless. The man can’t stop fidgeting. He’s always moving or tapping or jostling something. They set off on that “disconcerting ride,” and Gatsby flat out asks Nick what he thinks of him. Nick doesn’t really know how to answer that question, so he tries to give him a “fluff” answer- the “generalized evasions which that question deserves,” when Gatsby cuts him off and explains that he’s going to tell Nick all about his life, because he doesn’t want Nick to get the wrong idea of him from all the gossip he hears. Nick remarks to us that Gatsby obviously knew then, how much people said about him. Gatsby says he’s going to tell Nick “God’s truth” about his life, and explains to him the intricate details of who he is. Nick remarks that a few of the things Gatsby rushes through (like that he was educated at Oxford) don’t really sound genuine, and so Nick starts to wonder if maybe there is something sinister about Gatsby after all. He’s also not really sure if Gatsby is being straight up with him, or if he is kidding around, but Gatsby is able to produce artifacts that back up his story, and suddenly Nick sees that smile of Gatsby’s again, and he becomes enthralled with the truth in Gatsby’s words. Gatsby points out it’s a big deal that Nick doesn’t “think [he] was just some nobody,” because he has a favor to ask of him. This remark ends up annoying Nick because of the arrangement Gatsby has put together in order for Nick to find out what this favor is, and for a moment he regrets that he “ever set foot upon his overpopulated lawn.” A few very interesting things also happen during this chapter that are important to pay attention to: