GG Chapter 4, p. 61-72

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

                

          “ ‘Mr. Carraway, this is my friend Mr. Wolfsheim’ ” (Fitzgerald, 69). Here we are introduced to Mr. Wolfsheim, Gatsby’ s Jewish business partner. Mr. Wolfsheim raised Gatsby from a poor soldier to what he is now. Mr. Wolfsheim plays a corrupted aspect of Gatsby. Gatsby became rich because of Mr. Wolfsheim’s bootlegging schemes. Bootlegging was the illegal selling of alcohol during prohibition. Mr. Wolfsheim still supplies and connects Gatsby to other potential business partners around the U.S. At the time, Gatsby most likely believed that the only way to get Daisy back was by being rich. The shady dealings clouded Gatsby’s mind about being an honest person. He ended up using his acquaintance Nick to get to Daisy and became arrogant around Tom. Although Mr. Wolfsheim was a friend of Gatsby, he led Gatsby down a not so great path.