Great Gatsby Chapter 3 Analysis

Great Gatsby 1-3

In this blog I will be discussing the actions and interactions between and about two relevant characters through chapters one through three. Nick Carraway, the narrator and one of the main characters, and also Jordan Baker, who is Daisy's friend and begins to spark a romantic relationship with Nick at the end of chapter three. The book begins by introducing Nick and how his father told him not to be judgmental of others because they do not have his advantages, which seems very contradicting and hypocritical because throughout the first few chapters he seems to judge people frequently. For instance when Nick calls Jordan "incurably dishonest" when discussing her golfing career, more explanation later. Nick then describes
I encountered one sentence that intrigued me and is a perfect example of Fitzgerald's superior writing and language. When Jordan lies to Nick he states "Dishonesty in women is a thing you never blame deeply". I feel like I can relate to this because it is still discussed and joked with in modern society. I believe that the author is trying to make a gender statement here by saying that they are women so you cannot expect much from them. This also plays into the theme of gender inequality still existing during this time period. Finally, another characteristic about Fitzgerald's diction that I admired was how he used aspects such as vocabulary, mood, and tone throughout the text to cause them to visualize what he intends. For example when the author is describing the valley of ashes he uses words such as " desolate", " transcendent", " gray","ghastly", and "bleak". This influence the reader to have an intended mood of dreary, and dull visualization of the valley of ashes. This concludes my thoughts on the first three chapters, and some questions that I am thinking about are will the two storylines of Gatsby and Daisy and Tom mix soon? If yes then what will the effects of that on the development of the characters will