Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Synopsis of chapters 1 and 2 - The Great Gatsby

Chapter 1

Here the readers are introduced to the narrator Nick Carraway who is his own way gives an insight to the lifestyle of the rich, middle class and poorer people of society. A background of his life and family was given and his reasons for moving to New York. In addition to this, we meet Daisy (Nick's second cousin) and Tom (upper class people). Their relationship is given an insight where we see Tom as the cheating rich husband and Daisy the wife who was brought up in money.

Chapter 2

This is where Tom takes Nick to meet the woman in which he is having an affair with.  We see that their relationship was known but they still took steps to conceal their relationship. It goes on to talk about a party that they had in the apartment where they scandalous meetings were held.  This party consisted of Tom, Nick, Myrtle and her sister and a couple they were friends with who lived in the complex.