The chapter begins by Nick talking about how many different type of people visited Gatsby's house over the summer. One morning, Gatsby called Nick to drive around together before lunch. During the drive, Gatsby finally reveals true facts about himself, but due to Gatsby's submissive or quiet nature, Nick is reluctant to believe the facts until Gatsby personally shows him proof in form of a badge and a picture. Later on in the chapter, Jordan Baker tells of the past to Nick, revealing that Daisy has met Gatsby a long time ago. After she finished telling the story, she reveals that everything from throwing grand parties every week to buying his house directly across from East Egg was all for Daisy.
Character: Gatsby
"The very phrases were worn so threadbare that they evoked no image except that of a turbaned 'character' leaking sawdust at every pore as he pursued a tiger through the Bois de Boulgno." (Fitzgerald 66)
From the beginning of the book, Gatsby was portrayed as a mysterious person. Weird and unthinkable stories surrounded him and tightly bound him, but Chapter 4 finally fully reveals Gatsby's true self, which is very quiet, submissive, and dedicated person. His introversion is shown through not wanting to talk a lot in the drive with Nick. His submissiveness is exposed in Ch. 3 when he isn't even noticed by anybody at his own party. Finally, he is a dedicated person because he tries is hardest to be close to Daisy.
Gatsby's role in the novel is to be the counterpart of Tom and also the revenge of Daisy. Gatsby is essential Tom's opposite. Tom boasts about his wealth and also doesn't care about anybody than himself. He also cheats in front of everybody and has no shame. Gatsby, on the other hand, is extremely submissive and nice. Because Tom cheats on Daisy, Fitzgerald makes things more interesting by making Daisy also cheat.
Quote: "So my first impression, that he was a person of some undefined consequence, had gradually faded and he had become simply the proprietor of an elaborate road-house next door." (Fitzgerald 64)
The quote is essential to explain Gatsby's true self. This is the first time Nick describes Gatsby in disappointment, meaning that Gatsby's radiance was probably faked in order to accomplish his life goal: get Daisy. As Gatsby got more familiar with Nick, his radiance began to slowly disappear because he had already got Nick's attention.
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