"The Great Gatsby" Reading Log - Chapter 6

In chapter 6 we're getting deeper into Gatsby, learning more about who he really is, where he comes from, and what he believes. The chapter starts out with  increased flurry of suspicion surrounding Gatsby. Much to his delight, the rumors about him are flying as furiously as ever, even bringing a reporter to investigate (although what, precisely, he was investigating he wouldn't say). Rumors about Gatsby's past abound by the end of the summer. All of New York was talking about the rumors of Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is not all he claims to be, When Tom meets Gatsby for the first time at his mansion Tom claims to have done some research on Gatsby and reveals the true source of Gatsby riches.Tome said he'd done some checking into Jay Gatsby's past/present and discovered that Gatsby was into selling grain alcohol 'under the counter' and that was where Tim thought a large portion of Gatsby's money came from. So this meant it was most likely bootlegging that got Gatsby to where he was, and to me this made me think back the the shady character Wolfshiem. My best guess is that Wolfshiem was Gatsby's connection to the illegal bootlegging side of New York. When Tom released his information about Gatsby it obviously raised a lot of suspicion upon Gatsby. Daisy didn't seem to take much interest where Gatsby's riches came from, and this to me seemed interesting, i guess it meant her love for Gatsby may be more pure than i thought.

Some brief history on bootlegging, gives you an idea what Gatsby may have been into

A daisy with a heart, just to resemble her love for Gatsby

Bootlegging^