Gatsby Chapter 1 Flashcards
What happens in chapter 1 ?
Nickcarraway begins the novel by commenting on himself: saying he is “very tolerant and has the tenancy to reserve judgement”
Comes from a prominent mid-western families and was educated at yale
Nick fears to be misunderstood by people who had not had the same advantages as him
He attempts to understand people on their own terms and not hold them to his own personal standards
Nick fought in ww1 eventually decided to go East to new York to learn the bond business
What happens in chapter 1 ?
Nickcarraway begins the novel by commenting on himself: saying he is “very tolerant and has the tenancy to reserve judgement”
Comes from a prominent mid-western families and was educated at yale
Nick fears to be misunderstood by people who had not had the same advantages as him
He attempts to understand people on their own terms and not hold them to his own personal standards
Nick fought in ww1 eventually decided to go East to new York to learn the bond business
What happens at Tom and Daisys dinner party?
One night Nick attends a dinner party in East egg, the party is given by Tom Buchanan and his wife daisy
Tom dominates the conversation at dinner, he wishes to profound ideas he has found in a book entitled “ The rise of the coloured empires” it has racist and white supremacist ideas
When Tom abruptly leaves to take a phone call, daisy declares she has become terribly cynical
