Monday, June 13, 2011

How is Gatsby introduced in chapter 1?

Gastsby is first introduced in conversation by Jordan
Baker. After learning that Nick Carraway lives in West Egg, she sometime later remarked
that she knew a man who lived there, by the name of Gatsby. At that first moment, Nick
tells the reading audience that he didn't have the chance to tell the group that Gatsby
was his neighbor.


Another point worth noting that will
become important later is that Daisy with shock wondered at the name, mentioning it
twice rather quickly. It was as if there was some familiarity to the last
name.


Moments later in the book, Nick tells Jordan Baker in
secret that Gatsby is his neighbor. This is quickly
abandoned.


In the last page of the chapter, Gatsby is no
longer a secretive idea that is quickly silenced, but a silhouette in his expansive yard
leisurely wondering about. Nick notices that he seems somewhat in his own element as he
watches Gatsby reaching toward a green light across the bay. For a moment Gatsby
appeared to be trembling and then Nick loses sight of
him.


Gatsby's introduced is steeped in symbolism and highly
mysterious.

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