Inside the story
Meet Meyer Wolfsheim
Meyer Wolfsheim is a shrewd New York gambler and Gatsby's business associate, known for his old connections and reputed to have fixed the 1919 World's Series. He dines in shadowy restaurants, speaks sentimentally of the past, and keeps a wary eye on every room he enters.
On the page
A small, elderly man with a flat, expressive nose, a large head, and tiny, restless eyes. Tufts of fine hair sprout from his nostrils, and his fingers are stubby. He dresses in a well-worn suit and, as a grotesque flourish, wears cufflinks carved from human molars.
