Chapter Four
Summary:
Nick recounts the guests who visited Gatsby's house during the summer of 1922. They are:

East Egg Party Goers

the Chester Beckers	the Leeches	Bunsen	Doctor Webster Civet	the Hornbeams	the Willie Voltaires
the Blackbucks	the Ismays	the Chrysties	Edgar Beaver	Clarence Endive	the Cheadles
the O. R. P. Schraeders	the Stonewall Jackson Abrams of Georgia	the Fishguards	the Ripley Snells	The Dancies	S.B. Whitebait
Maurice A. Flink	the Hammerheads	Beluga and his girls

West Egg Party Goers

the Poles	the Mulreadys	Cecil Roebuck	Cecil Schoen
Gulick	Newton Orchid	Eckhaust	Clyde Cohen
Don S. Schwartze	Arthur McCarty	the Catlips	the Bembergs
G. Earl Muldoon	Da Fontano	Ed Legros	James B. (Rot-Gut) Ferret
the de Jongs	Ernest Lilly	Kilpspringer	Gus Waize
Horace O'Donavan	Lester Myer	George Duckweed	Francis Bull
Russel Betty	the Chromes	the Backhyssons	the Dennickers
the Corrigans	the Kellehers	the Dewars	the Scullys
S. W. Belcher	the Smirkes	the Young Quinns	Henry L. Palmetto
Benny McClenhan	Faustina O'Brien	the Baideker girls	young Brewer
Mr. Albrucksburger	Miss Haag	Ardita FitzPeters	Mr. P. Jewett
Miss Claudia Hip

• We find out about Gatsby's life, that he became a war hero, how he went to Oxford, inherited his fortune from his family etc.
• Gatsby introduces Nick to Mr. Wolfsheim. Mr. Wolfsheim is involved in organized crime and is the man responsible for fixing the 1919 World Series. There are suggestions that Gatsby could be involved in organized crime, too.
• Jordan recounts the first meetings of Gatsby and Daisy. The two fell in love. Daisy was caught preparing to "say goodbye" to Gatsby.
• Jordan asks that Nick set up a meeting between Daisy and Gatsby at the request of Gatsby.

Analysis:
Chapter Four mostly reveals the past history of Gatsby and the history of the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy. War separates the two long enough for Daisy to marry Tom. Meanwhile in France, Jay "tried very hard to die" (70) probably because he does not want to live without Daisy. Gatsby becomes a hero by leading men into a dangerous situation and holding territory despite overwhelming odds. After the war ends, Gatsby returns home and is haunted by the memory of Daisy.

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