Chapter one from this novel is introducing the basis for what the entire novel is laid down upon. The chapter should be titled “The Puzzle Has Started.” The book introduces the protagonist, the antagonist, and the potential climax all in one chapter. This puzzle from the life of Jay Gatsby, Daisy and Tom Buchanan has been introduced by Nick. Nick is the foundation for the puzzle to be laid out, because he is connected to everyone in the story. All puzzles are complicated, and the person who is solving it has to have a clear mind, that clear mind is Nick. From Nick’s clear mind, he is able to receive all the pieces of the puzzle, because he appears to be trustworthy by everyone. Every piece of information he received, he is able to …show more content…
He has always remembered that instruction, given to him by his father, and it has brought him far in life. As written, and explained, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, “In consequence, I’m inclined to reserve all judgements, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores,” (1). Nick appears to be very trustworthy as a person, because he reserves all judgement from the people he meets. Thus, people tend to tell him their deepest, darkest secrets, and he can not tell anyone anything because he recognizes that it is none of his business. That quality of Nick, presents why he is the foundation, and solver, of this certain puzzle. Without knowing that quality of Nick, nobody would understand why he appears to be a trustworthy person, or why he acts the way he does around others. Tom and Daisy invite Nick into their lives, and he is told things, from them, that allow him to put the puzzle together of Daisy, and soon to be introduced, Jay Gatsby. He is first under the impression that Daisy and Tom are in a loving committed relationship, and that would be the foundation for the rest of the story. That impression soon disappears, solely because of his quality of not judging makes him an easy person to talk to, and an easy person to tell secrets to. The healthy, and faithful relationship of Tom and …show more content…
That is Nick’s assumption of their relationship when he visits his cousin. Soon, he realizes the puzzle pieces of their life are being forced together, and you can not forced pieces to match. He realizes the truth, “‘Why-’ she said hesitantly, ‘Tom’s got some woman in New York,’”(Fitzgerald, 15). The Buchanan’s current love life is a front for the people around them. Daisy is unhappy and Tom is being unfaithful. Nick was unaware, and he soon realizes this puzzle will not be easy to solve. If Jordan, or Daisy, did not tell Nick that Tom was having an affair, no other events within the book would have happened. This chapter sets down the foundation for the rest of the novel, and allowing Nick to know the Buchanan’s ‘secret’ allows the puzzle to grow, as he will meet new people, and introduce people to each