Post 1 Clarisa Franceschelli

The characters that appeared so far are:

 • Nick Carraway is the man telling the story. He is graduated from New Heaven and he was at war. Now he wants to start a new life, far from his ex-girlfriend, in West Egg. He is into the bond business. Not very much it is said about his personality, but for me he keeps a low profile. 

• Daisy is Nick’s second cousin, they haven’t seen for ages now, but she seems to care a lot about him. Apparently, she gets very emotional at times and she doesn’t seem to be very happy with her life. In chapter 1, her face is described as sad and lonely. But she is no fool since she knows or, at least, she suspects that her husband, Tom Buchanan, is having an affaire. 

• Tom and Nick know each other from university. In those years Tom was a powerful football player. Now Tom is married to Daisy and the pretend to be a perfect family which they are not. He is an arrogant person and, from some attitudes that can be seen he is violent too. • Jordan Baker is a lively and curious young woman. She is a friend of a Buchanan’s and she is staying in their house. In the book it is mentioned that she is playing a tournament but the sport is not mentioned so it remains unknown. 

• Mrs. Wilson is Tom’s mistress. They have a lot in common since she is arrogant too and she is cheating on her husband, Mr. Wilson, as well. However, she isn’t happy about her marriage and about the fact that Tom is still married to Daisy. 

• Finally, Gatsby. Until now, he is only mentioned. He is described as a wealthy man whose money comes from a Kaiser and he throws great parties. 

I believe that some of the characters have things in common. Some are wealthy, some aren’t. But I feel they all are restraining their emotions. 

The quotation I’ve chosen is at the end of chapter 1: 

 “When I looked once more for Gatsby he had vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness.” 

It is a very short one but I liked it because the idea of Gatsby vanishing makes him even more mysterious. I’ve read two chapters already and he doesn’t appear or interacts with other character in any of the chapters. In a book that carries his name, isn’t it puzzling? We’ll have to keep reading to get to know him…