As regards the setting I had predicted, it was correct.
The characters so far are:
Nick Carraway: He is the narrator of the story who was at war but now he lives in West Egg whose neighbour is Gatsby. He moved out because he is looking for a better lifestyle.
Tom Buchanan: He is a wealthy and a rude man who knows Nick since college. He is Daisy's husband however he pretends to love her while he has a love affair.
Daisy Buchanan: She is a wealthy young lady and she is Nick's cousin and Tom's wife. She has a baby with Tom who is 3 years old. She doesn't know that her husband is having a love affair.
Jordan Baker: She is Daisy's friend and a golfplayer. She seems to be a very gossip girl.
Myrtle Wilson: She is Tom's lover. Obvioulsy she dislikes Daisy and she seems not to be in love with her husband, George Wilson.
George Wilson: He is Myrtle's husband. He is a mechanic and owner of a garage. He doesn't know anything about her love affair with Tom.
Gatsby: He is a very wealthy man who lives in a mansion and he is Nick's neighbour. So far, there is not much information about him. I'm sure that during the rest of the novel, we will have more details about this mysterios character. I liked this quotation that says:
"Don't talk. I want to hear what happens."
"Is something happening?" I inquired inncocently.
"You mean you say you don't know"? "I thought everybody knew"
"I don't."
I selected this one because what Jordan is talking about here is about the love affair between Tom and Miss Wilson and I think it is one of the main topics of this novel. Besides, I suppose that later in the story, there will be more love stories because I think that Tom will be in love with Miss Baker and why not a love affair between Daisy and Gatsby?
These stories about love and hates are what makes this novel entertaining and interesting.
Attractive formatting!
ReplyDeleteIs it really a better lifestyle that Nick is pursuing when he moves to New York? Think about his house and habits.
You mention several instances of lies and deception: could this be important in the novel as a whole?
I'm not sure if moving to NY will get him a better lifestyle. You're right what you are saying: his house seems rather poor, simple as well as his habits but that is just my hypothesis. I mean, I think it is the best choice for him so as to escape from the consequences of the war.
ReplyDeleteYes, I believe that those instances of lies and deception take an important part in the novel and in my point of view is the main topic of it. (At least what I've read so far).