What i think about Nick.

F.Scott Fitzgerald makes Nick one of the main characters and the narrator of the story. We start the book with a quick introduction to Nick and we are told some interesting things about him such as his dad has told him as a young man to "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone.....just remember that all the people in this world haven't has the advantages that you've had" which tells us he comes from a wealthy background, with this in mind he is considered to go against what his father says as he gives some judgmental opinions on some of the characters "two shining arrogant eyes has established dominance over his face" and "her face was sad and lovely" these descriptions are important because they give us good imagery of the characters he is talking to. But throughout the story we learn some new things about Nicks personality, such as he thinks far too much and he also likes too keep too himself and not to interrupt too many peoples lives. He also gives everyone a chance that he meets, as he has heard a lot of rumors about Gatsby but he then creates a good balanced relationship with Gatsby, although Nick is always suspicious of Gatsby their friendship grows and he cannot forgive the persons responsible for his death. Nick is also a very curious character, he explores Gatsby’s house in search for him and also goes to New York with Tom although he is forced. Also although Nick is very opinionated he doesn't actually vocalize these opinions which suggest he is frightened of what people would say to him if they were heard. Over-all Nick is a good character as he allows us too imagine what the characters are like and what their lives involve. I think very often goes too far with his judgments as the people he judges may see him as boring and two-faced.
But seeing as Nick is a person who takes everything for what its worth and knows what he has and has worked hard for what he has received, in comparison to Daisy, considering he judges people he can also take in his own judgments and allow them to be the same and still be friends with them, for example he knows Jordan is a liar yet he still ends up falling for her, so considering all of this i think he is pretty decent bloke, although a little bit over the top.

The Great Gatsby: Chapter 4

Chapter four:

The start of chapter four starts with introduction of some of the people at a few of Gatsby’s parties, this is unusual as nick always seem to not bother with the guests he using names them “Mr. mumble”, the only person that he wouldn’t normally take account of is Jordan but this time we get individual introductions, I think this is important because it shows the scandal and snobbery of some of the people at the party. “And a whole clan named Blackbuck, who always gathered in a corner and flipped their noses like goats at whosoever came near” “And the Ismays and the Chrysties (or rather Hubert Auerbach and Mr. Chrystie’s wife)”. Nicks introduction also shows where these people come from and how guests at the parties travelled far and wide to come to these parties, “From father out on the island came the Cheadle’s and the O.R.P.Schraeders, and the Stonewall Jackson Abrams of Georgia”, The chapter also shows the age differences between the all the guests as Nick describes the Young and the old. The last line of all these descriptions is “all these people came to Gatsby’s house in the summer” suggesting that none of these characters ever bothered with Gatsby afterwards during the other Seasons of the year. They use him for his house and alcohol supplies.
The next little paragraph is quite important to the story as it says “It was the first time he had called on me…” this is important to nick as he is telling us that this is the first time Gatsby has called on him although he has been to many of his social events and has made se of his Beach and Hydroplane, I think this is important to nick because it shows that his and Gatsby’s relationship is growing, it suggests that Gatsby doesn’t look down on nick because he isn’t as wealthy as Gatsby is, its much more personal and strengthens there relationship.
The Language Gatsby uses is a lot like Tom where he forces Nick to come to lunch with him but he says it in a lot friendlier way, so we can see how the two characters are quite similar but in very different ways. The way Nick describes Gatsby posture when nick is admiring the car is quite important to the next bit of the chapter because it says “He was never quite still; there was always a tapping foot somewhere or the impatient opening and closing of a hand” I think this is important because it suggest that Gatsby by being impatient with polite company is waiting for something or is waiting to ask something, which he is. I think Nick ids then very disappointed with the way although he thinks Gatsby and himself are becoming closer Gatsby has yet to reveal himself to Nick, this is annoying Nick because he wants to know all about Gatsby. But I think Gatsby thinks the opposite of Nick, he values Nick’s opinion of him and wants to know what he thinks of him. He then proceeds to open up to Nick about his life, this is important because it also strengthens their relationship by Gatsby opening himself up to Nick.
In this chapter I think it is highly important that we get the information about Gatsby and Daisy previous relationship and what happened between them, we find out that they are completely in love before Gatsby goes away and that Daisy was very popular with the other officers. Jordan says “The officer looked at Daisy while she was speaking, in a way that every young girl wants to be looked at sometime , and because it seemed romantic to me I have remembered the incident ever since” I think quote is important because it shows just how much he is in love with her, he keeps his eyes on her at all times even if she isn’t looking back, he wants to be with her 24/7. We then get the glimpse of the night before Daisy’s wedding day, where she says she doesn’t want Tom she wants Gatsby whose the letter is, this shows us that she is in love with him, but because this revelation came under the influence of alcohol the next day she marries Tom and get on with her life, she lives a life of faux propriety, because its not Tom who she really loves.
I think the idea of this chapter is for the reader to get a lot of background information on the two main iconic characters, Gatsby and Daisy. It’s a revelation for the reader because from up until now we have no idea who these two people actually are and considering there are so many rumours about Gatsby, Nick and the reader wish too know about him. We then get Gatsby explaining himself and then there is a new narrative style from an account of Jordan Baker, This is also interesting because it is entirely Jordan speaking and not Nick saying what she said. This shows how important she is too the story as she is the one who gives inside information on al the characters and she also allows us to see a side of Nick we otherwise wouldn’t see.
Also in this chapter I think Fitzgerald wants to express the idea of Love, and make it real and show how much someone will do to get someone they love to notice them. Gatsby loves Daisy with all his heart but because he loves her so much he doesn’t want to be openly rejected so he is very sneaky and gets Jordan to invite her to Nick’s. Also the way he bought a house opposite the docks, has parties every night in the hope that she may turn up to one, he does this all for Daisy. Fitzgerald also portrays love very vividly in the 8th chapter where Gatsby lies to everyone and says he was driving the car which in the end leads to his death.
As well as love he wants to express Selfishness, this is expressed in the way that although Daisy loves Gatsby and admits this when she’s under the influence of alcohol, she quite openly marries Tom and has a child with him, which is the biggest bond two people can do to show that they are happily married. She does this because she knows that Tom can give her a life full of money and can afford to keep her and a child. She didn’t know if Gatsby was coming back and she wanted a good life so she pushed her feelings aside. This is also shown in chapter 9, where Nick says “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashes up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” I think Fitzgerald wants to express how easy it is for rich people to get away with whatever they want because they pay of the damage. They are so selfish that they don’t actually care about the people they hurt.

The Great Gatsby: Two and Three

Chapter Two and Three.

Chapter Two:
Chapter two is quite similar to chapter 1 as it shows some of the characters behaving exactly how you would expect them to behave. It also introduces some new characters, who we have to make our own opinion on because of the situations they are put in and the people they actually are changes the circumstances that we are put in to judge them.
We start the chapter with Nick describing a place that is half way between New York and West Egg , he describe this place as very dismal and colourless , nick mainly describes the place as being grey. This place turns out to be the place where tom other woman turns out to live with her own other half.
Here is the first introduction to Mrs. Wilson, toms other woman, nick describes her as being a voluptuous woman who over powers her own nerves and is slightly intimidating , she completely ignores her husband when she sees tom and goes straight over to him and interacts with him rather then with her husband. Nick also describes how everything within the town and the shop is covered in dust except for Mrs. Wilson, its like she’s trying to make her self better then she is, which the town has given up on. “Mutton dressed as lamb” is the phrase associated with women like this, this also shows within her apartment that tom has bought her there is lots of gossip magazines and other trash that you wouldn’t find is Daisy’s house. She knows that tom is better then her and is trying to live up to the image of his wife
Tom in this chapter becomes more of a brute and lives up to what his wife said about him being hulking. At the start of the chapter he forces nick to come with him to New York, and tells Mrs. Wilson where to meet him he doesn’t ask her he tells her. He also intimidates Mr. Wilson because Tom gets him cars to fix up and so this allows his business to keep going. I think this is also the reason why Mr. Wilson doesn’t bat an eyelid because he may know about the affair that his wife and Tom are having. Towards the end of the chapter Tom hits Mrs. Wilson . “ making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand” I think the way he breaks her nose is very significant because its like he isn’t putting any effort into it. Also he does it with an open hand which shows how powerful he is.
The language used in this chapter is very complex as it brings in lots of different ideas. Nick when describing situation or characters very often relates them to colours. I think this is important because the colours he chooses to very widely relate to the characters themselves for example he says that the place where Mrs. Wilson lives is grey, and grey is such a boring and dull colour it reflects the way that Mrs. Wilson and Daisy’s life are completely different. Nick also says how daisy and Jordon are wearing white like in chapter one, “they were both in white, and their dresses rippling and fluttering” this reflects back to the characters being airless and like life-like angels pure and simple. In chapter three he says that a lot of the stuff Gatsby has is yellow. “ a brisk yellow bug to meet all trains” “yellow cocktail music” “two girls in yellow dresses” yellow is often seen as a nice colour but the denotation for the colour yellow is cowardly and can distort the truth. I think this is important as a lot of the facts about Gatsby are untrue and made up.
Chapter Three:
Chapter three is based very firmly around the main character Gatsby, it starts off by showing you just how wealthy and excessive he is. It starts of with Nick describing how much preparation Gatsby puts into his parties he gets people from New York to deliver his fruits and how he gets caterers to come and light his gardens and to feed his guests with “glistening hors-d’oeuvres, spiced bakes hams crowded against salads of harlequin designs and pastry pigs and turkeys bewitched to a dark gold” I think also the way he describes the food is very captivating it shows the reader how exquisite Gatsby is and how well he treats his guests. It makes you want to go to one of these parties and makes you want to feel like your part of the party to be able to eat these fantastic foods. Gatsby also has a bar in his main hallway, considering that the time the book was written there was a ban on drinking and no-one was allowed to sell or to have alcohol in their house, this shows that although Gatsby seems like a respectable man due to the wealth and size of his house and life but he is willing to break the law and not get caught out on it.
When Nick says “ I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few guests who has actually been invited” I think this is important because he says few and the denotation for few is that there are not many or hardly any people or things . That means that only a few people in comparison to the many people that were there. So considering that Gatsby doesn’t actually invite these people to his parties they all turn up anyways, and he doesn’t mind them being in his own house either he chooses to cater for them. Also how Gatsby invites him is very informal , he doesn’t go to his house and invite him, he sends a messenger but the way Nick describes the letter is important because it says “ signed Jay Gatsby , in a majestic hand” showing that Gatsby signs his letters in eligible writing, connotations of majestic are royal and grand, I think this relates to the person we expect Gatsby to be.
During the party because nick doesn’t know anyone and cannot bare the people at the party he decides to get very drunk “ I was on my way to getting roaring drunk from sheer embarrassment when Jordan baker come out of the house and stood at the head of the marble steps” the way he is embarrassed to be at this party and not to be enjoying himself and to be alone is important and it is like he is looking for a saviour. This is where Jordan comes in, she saves him from getting out of hand, this also relates to the colour issue that nick brings into the novel quite a lot he always explains daisy and Jordan as being dressed in white, like angles, ready to save people, and she does. This also coincides with the next line “she held my hand impersonally, as a promise that she’d take care of me in a minute” .
I think the moment when Nick meets Gatsby was very well planned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it shows how unknown Gatsby is, although nick quite openly says he doesn’t know Gatsby , the other guests at the table don’t reveal him either which shows that they don’t him either. He says himself that he isn’t a very good host. I think the next paragraph is very key into understanding Gatsby “ he smiled understandingly - much more than understandingly…………some time before he introduced himself I’d got a strong impression that he was picking his words with care” he knows he’s a bad host he knows that not a lot of people actually know who he is, but he makes you understand that its okay for you not to know who he is for he doesn’t really know who he is himself, and then you get to see Gatsby and Nick sees that he isn’t much older then him and he is slightly a-jar but he now seems comfortable being around Nick as it says before this I thought he was choosing his words.
We also learn that Gatsby is a very important person because twice in the chapter he gets called away by his butler because of “Chicago” and “Philadelphia”, this makes the reader asks quite a few questions why is he getting called away by other quite widely known states of America and why and how is he important to them and what do they need from him. This chapter poses a lot of questions about Gatsby and makes the reader to read onwards to find the answers to this question.
I think this chapter is also very well structured in how it is the start of relationships, between Nick and Gatsby and then Nick and Jordan. I think this is important because these relationships have had time to grow, they don’t start straight away or get forced, they are grown into and more relaxed. Although Nick pushes himself onto Jordan, by sticking with her without her permission, she appreciates the company of Nick because he is a careful person, he puts care and planning into everything he does. She says this herself “ I hate careless people. that’s why I like you”. He started the connection between them but she made it official. Nick figures out some interesting facts about Jordan, the fact that she is a liar, although he doesn’t approve of her lying he takes it on board and still likes her for who she is. At the end of the chapter he says how “ I am one of the few honest people that I have eve known” I think this is also why Jordan likes him because he is an honest person, he wouldn’t start a relationship with Jordan until he had finished what he had going with another girl. He is honest with both tom and all the other characters in the book, and he hasn’t lied in the book so far, so why should we not believe this statement although it is very boastful.

The Great Gatsby: Chapter One

In Chapter 1 we are first introduced to some of the main characters in the book. Nick, Tom, Daisy and Jordon.
The book starts of with a small introduction to Nick the main character in the book, he is the main character in the book as he is the narrator and the one who is telling us the story, we learn that Nick has had a good upbringing and that he is very conscious of how people view him. We learn that he has travelled quite a bit and that he has been in the war. This tells that he does have a small fortune behind him to settle his travelling fees and he also went to Yale which means he also has a lot of connections. This is important as it shows that although he lives on the more unfashionable west egg unlike his neighbours he has connections, Such as Gatsby. He mentions the “Great Gatsby” at the end of his speech about himself saying he “represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn” this shows us that he likes Gatsby in a plain and simple way. Throughout the chapter Nick’s sense of humour the way he speaks about people is very judgmental and very sarcastic e.g. “the whole town is desolate, all the cars have the left rear wheel painted black as a mourning wreath, and there’s a persistent wail all night along the north shore”
We then get an introduction to Daisy, Tom and Jordan, Nick goes for dinner at Tom and Daisy’s house, he has been invited over because Tom and Daisy have just moved to East egg and Daisy is also Nick’s cousin. Tom and Daisy are very well off and don’t see the need to hide this, they live in a big house and they have a lot of horses. Tom is described as a very brutish man as Daisy his own wife calls him “hulking” even if he detests the word she teases him with it, we also learn that Tom has another woman in New York. Daisy herself is seen as a very petite, respectful woman who loves to lounge around with friends and socialise, she teases Tom and Nick quite a lot but this is just her way of enticing people into her trap of getting them to feel the need to like her.
At this dinner party we also get an introduction to Jordan, she is a professional Golfer and considering this her introduction doesn’t suit this lifestyle of having a sport as a job. She is first introduced lying down on the sofas with Daisy. Nick takes an immediate affection for Jordon as he says “I enjoyed looking at her” he then goes on to describe her in a very warm loving way.
I think F.Scott Fitzgerald wanted you to see the characters from another person point of you, as you may take your own assumptions on them. Nick is seen as a judgmental friendly person, Tom a very large intimidating man, Daisy as a woman that can get what she wants and Jordon as a girl who takes everything quite seriously.
He also allows the reader to see the relationship between the characters. The author also entices you to read on by giving you a secondary introduction to Gatsby, not by talking to him but by just seeing him. Mentioning him in this mysterious way makes you want to read onwards and find out who he I and why he keeps being mentioned and why the whole book is dedicate to him.