1. Meyer Wolfsheim helps develop Gatsby's character as whole because he attracts attention to Gatsby's flaws. Until his meeting with Meyer, Nick describes Gatsby as a very kind person without any noticeable flaws, however, afterwards he feels shocked that Gatsby would associate with that type of individual. So as a result Gatsby can be seen as a human being with flaws and not as angel held on a pedestal.
2. After finding out about Gatsby and Daisy's history together, Gatsby's weird actions now seem to make sense. For example, when he looks off toward the green light at Daisy's dock at night after his parties, the back story now connects the dots and changes Gatsby's appearance to Nick and the audience. Fitzgerald intentionally portrays Gatsby as odd, but the audience's perception changes as the plot unfolds, which is his eventual intention.
3. As I initially suspected, Gatsby is a very lonely man as a result of his glorious, but forlorn past. The extravagant parties are an outlet for his loneliness because he believes that others around him should be happy and not suffer like he must. Unfortunately, his generosity is abused by many individuals and I constantly sympathize with Gatsby as a result.
4. Though at the end of chapter three I was a bit skeptical about Gatsby's role in the story, I am now thoroughly convinced that Gatsby is an antihero, which is role that I can appreciate more than an actual hero because of an antihero's ability to be human and flawed. Gatsby has grown as a character and his true morals of love and generosity are introduced and reiterated respectively, which have grown on me, so now I truely respect Gatsby as a character and human being.
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