GG Chapter 1

You probably should at least know the answers to these...

• Who is Tom Buchanan?
• Who is Daisy Buchanan?
• Who is Jordan Baker?
• Who is Nick Carraway?
• Who is telling the story?
• Where is the story taking place?
• Where is West Egg?
• Who is Nick's neighbor?
• Who calls Tom Buchanan during the dinner party?
• What does the narrator mean by "Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book was exempt from my reaction--Gatsby who represented everything for which I have unaffected scorn" (p. 6)?
• Why is Tom is taken with racist theories of white superiority? Why does he want to believe that these theories true?
• Are Daisy’s voice and manner natural to her, or is she acting? Why are so many men attracted to her?
• What do Tom and Daisy want of Nick? How doe these 3 know each other?
• Why is Nick “confused and a little disgusted” as he drives away from Daisy’s house?
• What is it about Gatsby’s first appearance that keeps Nick from approaching him?