The Great Gatsby: Let's Begin! Ch. 1

The hardest part is the beginning. That's what I always tell myself when I start reading a book, but I found the beginning of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to be a little more intriguing than expected. I liked what Nick Carraway's father told him as a child: "'Whenever you feel like criticizing any one just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had (1).'" I found it a little ironic that this is in the opening sentences of the novel because Nick shortly after talks about how Gatsby stood for everything he had an unaffected scorn.

The conflicts that will develop throughout the novel become pretty evident in the first chapter. Tom and Daisy will have marriage problems due to Tom's affair with some female in New York, Nick and Jordan will become romantically involved (most likely), Nick will unravel the mystery that is Gatsby, and Nick will have trouble living down rumors of his failed engagement. However, I am sure this story is far less predictable than that. I am fairly interested in continuing the story to discover what happens next.