The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
In this section of reading, we are introduced to Mr. Wolfsheim. He seems to know something of Mr. Gatsby's history. It turns out that Gatsby had been lying about some parts of his past. Instead of being educated at Oxford like he said, Gatsby was instead educated at Oggsford. I am personally confused about the dishonesty, but I guess that is one of the mysteries of the book. This section of the book serves as a bridge between two different time periods. Essentially Nick presses the fast forward button and goes into the future by a few years. Nick gives a synopsis of how the different characters have evolved and advanced.
Just a side note, Tom had pretty much dropped off the plot line up until this point. Another side note, I think it is annoying how Gatsby keeps calling Nick "old sport" (Fitzgerald, 71). I am not sure why it is annoying to me, but it is.
Tom seems to have not developed any more than when we last saw him. He is still a demanding and forceful person.
"'How have you been ,anyhow?' demanded Tom of me" (Fitzgerald, 74).
We also see Daisy playing with the idea of getting married (and drunk). It could be presumed that Daisy found out about Tom having an affair with Myrtle, but I am not entirely sure. All of this part is told in a style that resembles "How I Met Your Mother". Later we find that Tom had an accident and was injured along with his passenger, who he was cheating on his wife with. Daisy drifts around for a few years after that.
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