Gatsby's home turns out to be considerably calmer, and his parties have reached an end. Nick visits, and discovers that Gatsby finished the parties since they were now not required to draw in and “woo” Daisy. Gatsby had even gone as far as firing all of his servants at Daisy’s request. He is trying to stray away from some of his corrupt actions but in reality he is in too deep as he hires Meyer Wolfsheim‘s men to replace his servants. Wolfsheim is a business associate of Gatsby and a notorious gangster with strong connections. Later in the chapter we see how much Daisy is distracted by the glamour of Gatsby rather than seeing the genuine love he has for her. As Nick, Daisy, Gatsby, and Tom, who’s Daisy’s husband, have lunch at Gatsby’s house, Daisy states that he has always looked like an advertisement. This reveals her admiration for the things Gatsby has to offer due to his social status. Daisy's contrasting Gatsby with a man in an advertisement is her method for saying she loves him. For Daisy, corrupted by the new culture of the Roaring Twenties, love is simply one more material thing that can be promoted similar to that of an advertisement. Gatsby even acknowledges Daisy’s obvious lust over money as Nick recalls “Her voice is full of money," he said suddenly. That was it. I'd never understood before. It was full of money—that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of …show more content…
He appeared old, dressed in cheap clothing, and was devastated by his son's death upon arrival at the mansion. Mr. Gatz's presence confirms that Jay Gatsby rose from humble beginnings to achieve the American Dream. Though in the process he left behind his father, who truly loves him, possibly a genuine type of love he had been searching for his whole life. Towards the end of the novel Nick describes The Great Gatsby as a story of the West since many of the key characters involved were not originally from the East. He states that following Gatsby's death, the East became haunted for him. The American Dream historically included individuals moving west, to look for some kind of employment and opportunity. The novel reports a period when the trend had moved to the other path, as Westerners tried to join those profiting in money related ventures like "bonds" in the East. However, now Nick appears to see those looking after riches and status in the east as degenerate and stifling, as individuals coming back to their past just to discover