Chapter 1

      I have read chapter one in The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This chapter made me think about   how fake Tom is from the east eggs. When Nick first meets Tom he is overlooking the water still wearing his polo clothes. If a regular person were going to have a dinner party they would make sure they are dressed normally. I believe Tom purposely left these polo clothes on to try and show how wealthy he is. He behaves arrogantly and tells people that he has "got a nice place here" and instead of asking Nick if he wants to go inside he just says "We'll go inside". According to Nick he basically is saying that "Don't think my opinion on these matters is final, just because I am stronger and more of a man than you." He makes Nick almost seem annoyed by him and his acting of that he is better than everyone else. He even orders his wife, Daisy, around.
Even though he is being openly rude to her and obviously cheating on her she pretends like she is oblivious. Nick can very easily see through both of their acts as can everyone else. The main theme i have gotten from this chapter is that money isn't everything. Daisy is staying with her arrogant and cheating husband because she is afraid of not having the life of luxury. Even though Fitzgerald never says this directly he makes it very obvious in the way she acts. She is willing to deny the fact that her husband has a secret lover because she wouldn't want to risk the life of non-luxury. She should be more worried about her personal happiness than how expensive her clothes and house are. I predict that there is more to come between Tom and Daisy's relationship. Their relationship seems too unstable and too important to be left alone. Fitzgerald spent a lot of time talking about how arrogant Tom is and how in denial Daisy is to just leave their relationship alone. Nick also seems to calm and normal to just stay the way he is. He never picks a side and always stays non judgmental and just states how things are. Eventually in this novel he is going to have to pick a side.