The Great Gatsby
Chapter 1: Nick Caraway, the narrator who is recalling memories from about a year ago, moves from the Midwest to West Egg, Long Island for the American Dream. While he tries to make his way as a bond salesman, he rents a quaint house next door to a mansion which, it turns out, belongs to Mr.Gatsby. In the community of East Egg lives Daisy Buchanan, Nick's cousin, and her husband, Tom. While at East Egg Nick meets Miss. Baker and learns of important details. Such as that Tom has a mistress down in New York. They discuss what to do on the longest day of the year, and Daisy speaks for her daughter. After the day has ended Nick heads home to see a lone figure standing at Mr. Gatsby’s mansion out looking towards a green flickering light coming from the East Egg.Main characters and setting develop …show more content…
Daisy has a whit to her that I see in my friends and the way Miss. Baker is so serious but won't mind indulging in some drama is so realistic. On page 17, Daisy is speaking of her daughter, and she states “that’s best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” I believe that during this time it was a given the women must turn the other cheek and do what they are told. Nowadays it isn't so much like that. I see women as equals to men, they can be much more than beautiful fools as Daisy believes. To the readers it is quite obvious that Daisy isn't a fool, she's quite sensible and
Chapter 1: Nick Caraway, the narrator who is recalling memories from about a year ago, moves from the Midwest to West Egg, Long Island for the American Dream. While he tries to make his way as a bond salesman, he rents a quaint house next door to a mansion which, it turns out, belongs to Mr.Gatsby. In the community of East Egg lives Daisy Buchanan, Nick's cousin, and her husband, Tom. While at East Egg Nick meets Miss. Baker and learns of important details. Such as that Tom has a mistress down in New York. They discuss what to do on the longest day of the year, and Daisy speaks for her daughter. After the day has ended Nick heads home to see a lone figure standing at Mr. Gatsby’s mansion out looking towards a green flickering light coming from the East Egg.Main characters and setting develop …show more content…
Daisy has a whit to her that I see in my friends and the way Miss. Baker is so serious but won't mind indulging in some drama is so realistic. On page 17, Daisy is speaking of her daughter, and she states “that’s best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” I believe that during this time it was a given the women must turn the other cheek and do what they are told. Nowadays it isn't so much like that. I see women as equals to men, they can be much more than beautiful fools as Daisy believes. To the readers it is quite obvious that Daisy isn't a fool, she's quite sensible and