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.
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.
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Good comments. Make sure you cover the appropriate headings. It's clear that you understand what Fitzgerald is doing in terms of narrative structure. Page references will help.
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