The Great Gatsby Post

In “The Great Gatsby”, it seems that Gatsby is different from what everyone sees him as.  Gatsby is a polite and rich man who is not normally shy towards anyone.  He is incredibly wise, and is able to tell when the guests at his party spread rather vicious rumors about him.  Even in all of this, he is friendly towards people no matter how they may act. Gatsby seems like an interesting man, yet a bit mysterious. What could he be hiding? In Chapter 4 Nick, Gatsby, and Gatsby’s friend, Mr. Wolfsheim, were talking in the restaurant, and then Gatsby’s left the table for a while for unexplained reasons.  Meanwhile, Mr. Wolfsheim tells Nick how Gatsby is an intelligent and laudable man that he has known for many years.  “There’s the kind of man you’d like to take home and introduce to your mother and sister.  Gatsby’s very careful about women.  He would never so much as look at a friend’s wife” (pg. 72), he told Nick. Gatsby is definitely a different person in Mr. Wolfsheim’s eyes.  Ms. Jordan Baker tells Nick how four years ago she and Daisy met Gatsby, and Daisy and Gatsby seemed to enjoy each other’s company, which is why Daisy was so surprised when Nick talked about who Gatsby was.  I suppose you get a little excited after hearing about a person you were fond of, and whom you haven’t seen in four years. What could someone say about Gatsby? Are their opinions of him accurate?  Is the infatuation between Gatsby and Daisy enough to lead to true love?  The question for me is, would a future between Gatsby and Daisy lead to happiness or tragedy?