The Great Gatsby: Chapter 1 Reflection

The novel starts with Nick talking about the advice that his father gave to him in his ‘’younger and more vulnerable years’’: ‘’Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had’’.
I think that this is an effective beginning and it caught my interest immediately, making me want to read more. Just like Nick, I tried to understand what his father was trying to say, his advice is also ‘’turning over in my mind’’ just like Nick’s.
After the beginning of the book, which is kind of heavy, I start to fully understand when Nick began to talk about his well-rooted family and their life in the Middle West. When Nick decides to be in the bond business, his family’s reaction shows that his family is a very connected and close family. The fact that Nick is a Yale graduate caught my interest in a different way too.
When a man asked Nick how to get to West Egg village, and Nick didn’t feel lonely anymore, he feels that he was a guide, and original settler. I find this part kind of amusing, because he is happy from this very unimportant event.
I thought that East Egg was interesting when Nick went over to his cousin Daisy and Tom’s house. The description of their house was extraordinarily beautiful and luxurious.
I thought that the most interesting character was Daisy in this chapter, with her friendly personality and her enthusiasm which gave her a charm that makes her stand out from everyone else. The fact that she had a perfect life plus a happy marriage on the outside, but really was getting cheated on and wasn’t happy on the inside showed me that there were two sides to Daisy’s life and character and I wanted to learn more about her.