Chapter One Of 'The Great Gatsby'.

Chapter One - 'The Great Gatsby'



For the main part of chapter one we see the settings, point of veiws and characters through the character of 'Nick's' eyes. Nick Through out this period of time Nick seems to be a lighthearted yet sarcastic type of guy. This is show by his sarcastic remarks towards the other characters. One particular example of this is when his cousin Daisy tells nick that he 'Reminds her of a rose', he responds by telling her he is nothing like a rose. The first chapter builds up gradually to Nick finally seeing a silhouette or Mr.Gatsby.





The character of Daisy comes across as rather ditsy. As Nick tells us that she has an 'absurd, charming little laugh'. Also it says she has exitement in her voice. this gives off the impression the Daisy is quite a happy bubbly sort of person who may be a little nieve but in an inocent sort of sense.


A theme included in The Great Gatsby's chapter one are unrestfulness due to Tom and Daisy not being about to settle down in the same place for a long period of time.

Setting is decribed in great detail by the diction the author has chosen to use. for example 'how the hallway seems to be so big yet so small' and other in the way in which he decribes the garden and how the white room is decribed as being angelic.

My responce to the text is a bit strange because not being a big reader i wouldnt normally read something like this but the way in which the author has used certain devices has kept me hooked and wanting to read on. He makes everything seem a bit mystical especially in the way he decribes Mr.Gatsby.