We meet our narrator. Hello, narrator!
First thing he does is pass along some of his father's advice: "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had" (1.2).
Great, we love a book that begins with a lecture.
We learn that our narrator is non-judgmental. As a result, people tell him their life stories like he's a bartender on Cheers.
We find out that he is "a Carraway," which apparently means that he's got wealth and class. And he went to Yale.
Ooh, fancy.
This Carraway fellow introduces us to the setting: New York City and the twin villages of West Egg and East Egg in Long Island.
Please note that West Egg, where Carraway lives, is not as fancy-shmancy as East Egg. But it's still pretty fancy-shmancy compared to the rest of the world. …show more content…
Gatsby. More on him later.
By the way, Nick Carraway is "bond man." Not, like, posting bail, but trading stocks and bonds. In other words, he's a stockbroker/ financier
First thing he does is pass along some of his father's advice: "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had" (1.2).
Great, we love a book that begins with a lecture.
We learn that our narrator is non-judgmental. As a result, people tell him their life stories like he's a bartender on Cheers.
We find out that he is "a Carraway," which apparently means that he's got wealth and class. And he went to Yale.
Ooh, fancy.
This Carraway fellow introduces us to the setting: New York City and the twin villages of West Egg and East Egg in Long Island.
Please note that West Egg, where Carraway lives, is not as fancy-shmancy as East Egg. But it's still pretty fancy-shmancy compared to the rest of the world. …show more content…
Gatsby. More on him later.
By the way, Nick Carraway is "bond man." Not, like, posting bail, but trading stocks and bonds. In other words, he's a stockbroker/ financier