Explain How Does Nick Describe Himself In Chapter 1 In The Great Gatsby '

1. What do you find is the most crucial in the plot in Chapter 1?

In Chapter 1, the reader discovers that Tom Buchanan is having an affair with a woman in New York City. Daisy knows about the affair and tries to remain on the surface unaffected by it. However, she is deeply disturbed not only about the affair but also about her husband’s arrogance and bigotry. She hopes that her daughter grows up to be naïve so that she would not be hurt by the same things that are hurting Daisy.

2. How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the novel?

Nick describes himself as non-judgmental. He states that he is inclined to reserve judgement. It was a lesson that he learned from his father.

3. How does Nick describes Tom Buchanan?

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He knows that she is self-sufficient from things that are said early in the evening. He thinks he has seen her before. The mystery ends as she retires early because she has an early golf tournament the next day.

5. What is Gatsby doing when Nick first sees him?

Mr. Gatsby was standing with his hands in his pockets staring at the stars. He stretched out his arms toward the dark water. Nick thought that he was trembling as Mr. Gatsby looked out over the sea but all Nick could see was a green light at the end of a dock.

6. 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 drives away from the Buchanan home thinking of the evening’s evets. He states his feelings; “It seemed to me that the thing for Daisy to do was to rush out of the house, child in arms-but apparently there were no such intentions in her head. As for Tom, the fact that he ‘had some woman in New York’ was less surprising than that he had been depressed by a book. Something was making him nibble at the edge of stale ideas as if his sturdy physical egotism no longer nourished is peremptory heart.” Nick feels that Tom is not a good person. He disliked the fact that he has a mistress, pompously displays his wealth, and above all, racially discriminates. To Nick, Tom is constantly trying to feed his ego and therefore lives on the edge. His actions are morally