Chapter 4: The Reunion
Bab 4: Reuni
Gatsby asked Nick to arrange a private meeting with Daisy Buchanan, revealing that they had been lovers five years earlier before Daisy married Tom. Gatsby's entire existence revolved around this woman, and he had built his fortune and extravagant lifestyle solely to win her back.
Gatsby meminta Nick untuk mengatur pertemuan pribadi dengan Daisy Buchanan, mengungkapkan bahwa mereka pernah menjadi sepasang kekasih lima tahun sebelumnya sebelum Daisy menikah dengan Tom. Seluruh keberadaan Gatsby berputar di sekitar wanita ini, dan dia telah membangun kekayaan dan gaya hidup mewahnya semata-mata untuk memenangkannya kembali.
The meeting was awkward at first, but Gatsby's devotion and persistence eventually won Daisy over. Nick watched as their reunion unfolded, observing both the genuine affection between them and the obsessive nature of Gatsby's love, which seemed more focused on an idealized version of Daisy than the actual woman she had become.
Pertemuan itu canggung pada awalnya, tetapi pengabdian dan kegigihan Gatsby akhirnya memenangkan hati Daisy. Nick menyaksikan reuni mereka terungkap, mengamati kasih sayang yang tulus di antara mereka dan sifat obsesif dari cinta Gatsby, yang tampaknya lebih terfokus pada versi ideal Daisy daripada wanita sebenarnya.
Gatsby showed Daisy his mansion, his grounds, and his extensive collection of shirts, as if trying to demonstrate his worthiness through material possessions. Daisy was moved to tears by the display, caught between her old love for Gatsby and the comfortable life she had built with Tom.
Gatsby menunjukkan kepada Daisy rumah besarnya, pekarangannya, dan koleksi kemejanya yang luas, seolah berusaha menunjukkan kelayakannya melalui harta benda. Daisy terharu sampai meneteskan air mata oleh tampilan ini, terjebak di antara cinta lamanya pada Gatsby dan kehidupan nyaman yang telah dia bangun bersama Tom.