The Great Gatsby: Chapter IV (pages 71-80)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald has finally reached a turning point in the novel now that Nick learns Gatsby's true motives. Contrary to my last blog post, the novel goes into first person from Miss Watson's point of view. Nick is informed by Miss Watson of Gatsby's unexpected secret. Gatsby is in love with Daisy and wants Nick to, "Invite Daisy to [Nick's] house some afternoon and then let [Gatsby] come over" (Fitzgerald, 78). This further makes Daisy a more important character to the story. Daisy will now have to make a decision as to whether she will divorce her husband or turn Gatsby down. I believe this would make Daisy a dynamic character because action has taken place, which is finding out about the past, and now her role in the novel has changed. She use to be a minor character who was just in the first part of the novel and now she has reappeared as a love interest for one of the major characters. I also find this whole situation to be ironic because previously in this chapter Nick and Gatsby run into Tom Buchanan. The action of the novel is beginning to rise, and I am interested to see how the novel will unfold.