Great Gastby blog #2

1) What is the purpose of Meyer Wolfsheim as a character? How does he affect the way we see Gatsby?        Wolfshein shows another side of Jay that we havent seen before- a degrading side, a negative side. He confuses Nick to be some other "friend" of Gastby's and Gastby freaks out in a way that makes him seem like a criminal. Meyer makes Jay no longer appear to be a good person who we should look up too.
 2) What does the backstory about Jay and Daisy's past do to our impressions of Gatsby?
      The impression caused by the backstory of Jay and Daisy contrasts greatly with the impression causedby Meyer Wolfsheim. The background allows us to feel pity for Gastby. He loved Daisy and while he was away at war she married Tom for his money. Daisy could not have waited for the man she really loved andinstead maried onr for his money.
3) What does the story of the rest of Gatsby past due to our impressions of him?
     When Gastby tries to pay Nick to get him a date with Daisy, Gastby looks pathetic. It looks like the only reason Gastby wants to be friends with Nick is so that he can grow closer to Daisy, his loves. In our society that is considered "cheep" and "low". Therefore, Gastbys actions make him appear to be a unadmireable person.
4) How does your overall impression of Gatsby change over these three chapters - do you like him more, less, and why?
     These three chapters made me definately like Gastby less. Now, he is low and sleezy in my mind. He seems to be a criminal through the part with Wolfsheim. However, I almost want to feel bad for him under the cicumstances explained in the background story. In conclusion, I have mixed feelings about Jay, sometimes he sees sleezy and other times misfortuned.