What do you find is the most crucial in the plot in Chapter 1? To me, the most crucial part of the plot in Chapter 1 is how the narrator, Nick Carraway, describes himself as a character and his personality and we find out that he is the narrator. In addition, we learn about the character of Gatsby and how wealthy he is. Also, we learn about the differences between East Egg and West Egg. While Carraway has just gotten a house in West Egg next to Gatsby’s gaudy mansion, he is not like the people there. The people in West Egg are showy with their fortunes and lack social skills. On the other hand, while the people of East Egg are still very rich, they believe in leisure and graciousness. How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the novel? He talks about how his father taught him to not judge other people because it …show more content…
What does Nick find appealing about her? Jordan Baker is Daisy’s professional golfer friend. Nick thinks she is beautiful and that she has a slender body. He also says that she has gray eyes. What is Gatsby doing when Nick first sees him? When Nick first sees Gatsby, he is staring out across the bay. Nick sees him one night after returning from the Buchanan’s house. At the time we are unsure of what Gatsby was looking at, but later we find out that he was staring the green light from Tom Buchanan’s house. How does the tone of Nick’s description of Tom reveal Nick’s feelings about Tom? Use a quotation from the text to justify your answer. Nick’s description of Tom reveals to us that he does not seem to like him even though they had known each other at Yale. He sees him as being cruel and aggressive. There are two quotes that show some evidence for this from the book in chapter one… “Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward.” The second one is, “It was a body capable of enormous leverage – a cruel