The Great Gatsby CH 1&2

Chapter One open up with the voice of Nick Carraway, he establishes himself as our narrator of the story. We are introduced to his background and on the second page, we are “introduced” to Gatsby. Throughout chapters, one and two Gatsby is somewhat of a mystery. He is a wealthy, well-liked, West Egg resident that does not make a full appearance, but he is just mentioned. Not being introduced to the main character first hand adds suspense to the story, which is my favorite part of books. Another thing I liked from these first two chapters is the subtle imagery and feeling that is evoked by how Fitzgerald sets the scene for you. He not only describes the surroundings and the surface level feeling he also describes what is not being talked about. The descriptions of the people we meet including, Tom Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan, and Jordan Baker are what you see as stereotypical socialites but they are described in a way that does not make you think they are shallow but makes you feel sorry for them. What I found interesting was the overall theme of contrast—West Egg and East Egg being the start contrast. t was interesting to me to see all the ways that people in this play are shallow but everyone has an interesting backstory that I cant wait to figure out more to as we read more chapters. I cant wait to see how we are introduced to Gatsby in the remaining chapters and I love the suspense so far.