Dec 31, 2009

The Great Gatsby | Chapter 1 Summary and Analysis

New Characters
Nick Carraway: the narrator of the story

Daisy Buchanan: Nick’s cousin

Tom Buchanan: Daisy’s husband and a fellow Yale graduate of Nick’s

Jordan Baker: a friend of Daisy and, eventually, a friend of Nick Carraway

Jay Gatsby: Nick’s mysterious next-door neighbor

Summary
Soon after Nick Carraway returns from the war, he abandons his native Middle West and the hardware business of his forebears and goes East to enter the bond business. He rents a bungalow in West Egg, Long...