Nick Carraway is a young man who came from a well-off family in the mid-west, and who attended Yale University. After graduating and moving to New York, he settled in a fictional neighborhood called West Egg. West Egg was a place for the so-called, "wannabe rich." West Egg was also a transitory neighborhood because most people who moved there aspired to work their way up to East Egg, which was the richest of the rich. However, the goals and aspirations of Carraway do not revolve around money. He chooses the small cottage simply because he likes the neighborhood, but he doesn't care about material possessions. His neighbor is a mysterious man named Jay Gatsby, who lives in a large mansion.
While Carraway may seem rich to some, Tom and Tom's wife Daisy have much more money and are extremely rich. However, Tom is a very hollow and empty man. While he can have anything he wants, he is not happy. His wife, Daisy, however, is mostly content. Daisy is Carraway's cousin. Fitzgerald uses an antithesis to introduce Tom and Daisy. Contrary to popular belief, money does not make one happy, and it does not make life perfect. Fitzgerald uses this principle to describe Tom Buccanan.
Throughout the chapter, Fitzgerald uses ethos to increase the credibility of Carraway to the audience. Carraway seeks to be different. He breaks the stereotype of the typical "rich person," and is happy with what he has. Many people can relate to this, and it lets them realize what a good person he is.
Fitzgerald uses foreshadowing when he introduces Jay Gatsby into the story. Jay Gatsby is his neighbor who lives in a colossal mansion, which he compares to the Hotel de Ville in Normandy. Fitzgerald foreshadows the significance of Gatsby, as if Gatsby and Carraway are related to each other in a strange way. When Carraway went to East Egg to have dinner with Tom and Daisy, Daisy's friend Miss Baker says to him: "You live in West Egg. You must know Gatsby." Before he could tell Miss Baker that Gatsby was his neighbor, dinner was announced and Carraway was called away by Tom. Fitzgerald leaves this matter hanging, signaling that there is something about Gatsby that he relates to, but has not yet found out.
While Carraway may seem rich to some, Tom and Tom's wife Daisy have much more money and are extremely rich. However, Tom is a very hollow and empty man. While he can have anything he wants, he is not happy. His wife, Daisy, however, is mostly content. Daisy is Carraway's cousin. Fitzgerald uses an antithesis to introduce Tom and Daisy. Contrary to popular belief, money does not make one happy, and it does not make life perfect. Fitzgerald uses this principle to describe Tom Buccanan.
Throughout the chapter, Fitzgerald uses ethos to increase the credibility of Carraway to the audience. Carraway seeks to be different. He breaks the stereotype of the typical "rich person," and is happy with what he has. Many people can relate to this, and it lets them realize what a good person he is.
Fitzgerald uses foreshadowing when he introduces Jay Gatsby into the story. Jay Gatsby is his neighbor who lives in a colossal mansion, which he compares to the Hotel de Ville in Normandy. Fitzgerald foreshadows the significance of Gatsby, as if Gatsby and Carraway are related to each other in a strange way. When Carraway went to East Egg to have dinner with Tom and Daisy, Daisy's friend Miss Baker says to him: "You live in West Egg. You must know Gatsby." Before he could tell Miss Baker that Gatsby was his neighbor, dinner was announced and Carraway was called away by Tom. Fitzgerald leaves this matter hanging, signaling that there is something about Gatsby that he relates to, but has not yet found out.