The character Meyer Wolfsheim aids in the understanding of Gatsby’s criminal life and ambitions. After Wolfsheim is informed of Gatsby’s death, he responds to Nick’s invitation for the funeral, “I cannot come down now as I am tied up in some very important business and cannot get mixed up in this thing now. If there is anything I can do…. I hardly know where I am when I hear about a thing like this and am completely knocked down and out” (Fitzgerald, 166). Wolfsheim gives the reader a peek behind the mystery of Gatsby's life. wolf is a known criminal and gambler, and his partnership with Gatsby elaborates on Gatsby’s criminal life. Gatsby did not become a millionaire honestly, instead, Gatsby was involved in a suspicious business. The reader
