The book begins by explaining about the narrative character, Nick, in his own words. He comes from a well to do family of hardware store owners and bankers, who are quite concerned with giving him the best possible opportunities. Set in twenties America, with Nick fresh out of university and in his new home in west egg near the home of his cousin Daisy Buchanan, and her husband Tom, Nicks story really starts. Nick was friends with Tom in "college". We meet Gatsby because he own the huge house next door.
Nick goes for dinner at Daisy and Tom's, during which he meets Jordan Baker the golfer, and hears a passive argument between Daisy and Tom about Tom having a lover.
After the dinner, Nick sees Gatsby hovering in the garden, but he disappears before getting a moment to talk.
This chapter is basically setting the scene and the tone , and discussing a few of the characters but none in any depth. It gives the characters little backround, and is quite confusing as a result. The evidence of Tom's mistress will become a major issue, but in the chapter it it just brushed over with the dinner continuing and it not being mentioned again.
is it true to say that our views of nick are clearly set here?
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