The Great Gatsby 7

"It was when curiosity about Gatsby was at its highest that the lights in his house failed to go on one Saturday night - and, as obscurely as it had begun, his career as Trimalchio was over." -page 113

Jay Gatsby is an all around very mysterious man. No one seems to know much about him at all. After his meetings with Daisy, he begins to act even stranger. This mysteriousness builds suspense with the reader. Why does he throw the parties? How did he get so rich? These questions were ones that I was waiting to be answered the whole novel. I also was confused on the background between him and Daisy. Had he really been waiting five years to see her again. And he expected her to drop her life and be with him out of nowhere? Gatsby is a very mysterious character and the suspense builds every page. However, he is not the only mysterious character. Really, I think Daisy is the easiest character to understand. Mystery was very important to the novel and added to the meaning.