Since we’ve gotten through chapter 1 together, what do you think of the book? Be honest. Please make sure to tell us specifically what you like or don’t like about this book.
SUMMARY of CHAPTER 1
As The Great Gatsby opens, Nick Carraway, the story’s narrator, remembers his upbringing and the lessons his family taught him. His father informed him not judge others, especially those that didn’t have the opportunities that he had. Readers learn of his past, his education, his WASPy background, and his sense of moral justice, as he begins to unfold the story of Jay Gatsby. The narration takes place more than a year after the incidents described, so Nick is working through the filter of memory in relaying the story’s events. The story properly begins when Nick moves from the Midwest to West Egg, Long Island, seeking to become a “well-rounded man” and to recapture some of the excitement and adventure he experienced as a soldier in WWI. He feels restless and wants to be busy much like he was during the war, so he goes to work on the high-pressure world of Wall Street and bonds. As he tries to make his way as a bond salesman, he rents a small house next door to a mansion which, it turns out, belongs to Gatsby on Long Island at West Egg.
Daisy Buchanan, Nick’s cousin, and her husband, Tom, live across the bay in the fashionable community of East Egg. Nick goes to visit Daisy, a charming woman with a socialite’s air, and Tom, a brutish, hulking, powerful man made arrogant through generations of privilege. Tom and Nick went to Yale together, and while many people disliked Tom, Tom seems to want Nick to like him and his luxurious lifestyle. While at the Buchanans, he meets Jordan Baker, the professional golfer and a girlhood friend of Daisy’s. As the foursome lounge around the Buchanans’ estate, they discuss the day’s most pressing matters: the merits of living in the East, what to do on the longest day of the year, reactionary politics, the power of the Nordic race, and other such shallow topics. When Tom takes a phone call, Daisy becomes upset as she tries to entertain her cousin. As she attempts to listen in on their argument, Jordan informs Nick that Tom’s mistress is on the phone. Tom, known for his infidelities, makes no pretense to cover up his affairs. Upon returning from their fight, Daisy talks to Nick about the birth of her daughter, Pammy, and informs him that she wants her daughter to grow up to be a fool so that she doesn’t experience the pain and heartbreak of being in love with a brute of a man. However, when she finishes talking, Nick realizes that Daisy might actually really enjoy this lifestyle and the drama that goes along with being married to Tom. As Tom and Daisy work to set up Nick and Jordan, they seize the opportunity to question him about his supposed engagement to a girl back home. Nick reassures them there is no impending marriage, merely a series of rumors that cannot substitute for truth.
Upon returning home that evening, as he is sitting outside on a beautiful, clear summer night, Nick notices a figure emerging from Gatsby’s mansion. Nick’s initial impulse is to call out to Gatsby, but he resists because Gatsby “gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone.” It was while watching Gatsby that Nick witnesses a curious event. Gatsby, standing by the waterside, stretches his arms toward the darkness, trembling. This gesture seems odd to Nick, because all he can make out is a green light, such as one finds at the end of a dock, across the Sound. Looking back at the mysterious figure Nick realizes that Gatsby has vanished.
mrfrade11thgradeenglish 
I was not a fan of the book when I first read it. In fact, I am still slightly cautious of it but this time around I am reading it and understanding more than before. The language can be quite difficult (imagery overload) but the plot is actually quite good. I am excited to be reading it again with a lens.
This summary helps me better understand the book because its a close reading it tells me whats the text us acutally saying then what I just read.
At first I didn’t want to read the book at all because I thought that it would be hard to even understand but the summaries of the chapter help me better understand whats going on in the story.
At first I didn’t like the book because it was very hard but when Mr Frade explain the book I was staring to liking it and the summaries about the book help me understand what was going on in the book. I like the book because of the character Daisy because she is sweet and polite.
I like the book because the summary helps me understand the book bettter. I like the part when Myrtle called Tom on the phone because Daisy thought something suspicious about Tom talking on the phone.
I believe that this summary helps me understand the book because chapter 1 has very confusing sophisticated words that I haven’t heard before.
My thoughts about this book within chapter one would be I’m noticing Daisy Buchanan and Tom Buchanan are two oppisite people but share a same amount of strong power, both in thier own distinct ways. I see Daisy with charismatic pity power and as Tom as a strong dominance matter. Both are pretty provieling.
My thoughts about this book within chapter one would be I’m noticing Daisy Buchanan and Tom Buchanan are two oppisite people but share a same amount of strong power, both in thier own distinct ways. I see Daisy with charismatic pity power and as Tom as a strong dominance matter. Both are pretty provieling.
It is pretty *provocative.
The impression that chapter 1 gave me was that this was a book that was going to be very difficult to understand. However the summary was of great help to put all my thoughts together and comprehend chapter 1.
I think the book is very interesting and mysterious
through out the book many things have happened. i think the most important and significant part that happened is that in the book they mention how during nicks presence in daisy’s house, tom had phone calls coming in from his mistress. this makes it significant because although daisy know about tom’s mistress she is very discreet to the situation. it also signifies how their relationship is. i like this because it’ll help me later on to understand the actions both take.
My initial thoughts are that from the beginning Tom and Daisy do not have a good relationship and I believe that relationship is going to GO like that through out the book. Jordan can already be seen as a big gossiper and she looks like she likes mischief and drama. Nick is very concrete when it comes to his opinions for others which makes him interesting. I feel like this book will be a book I will enjoy because I feel like I could relate it to my everyday life.
My thoughts about this piece of literature within chapter one were put among how Tom treats Daisy, while Nick was at Tom’s house Tom had received a call from his mistress. Although Daisy had did not care for Tom’s call I find it interesting that Jordan knows it’s the mistress.