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= Chapte ﻿ r 1

=Summary: = === In the first chapter, the narrator, Nick Carraway, claims to not only be the narrator, but also the author of the story ahead. Carraway goes on to talk about Gatsby, who goes against all Nick believes in. However, his father has told him to not judge people. "When you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." === === Then, Carraway gives readers a little background on himself. He begins in the Summer of 1922 when he moved to New York in order to work in a bond business. He resides in 'West Egg,' home to the "new rich." Nick states that he graduated from Yale, and then proceeds to tell the story of a night he traveled to East Egg to have dinner with his cousin Daisy and her husband, Tom Buchanan, who also attended Yale and was a member of Carraway's social club. While there, Tom attempts to get the other guests interested in a book entitled 'The Rise of the Colored Empires'. The party ends a little later and Nick Carraway goes back home. When he gets home, he meets Gatsby for the first time. ===

= Refl﻿ ect: = =Chapter 1 relates to the era of the 1920s when colored people were still in position to fight for their rights. In chapter 1, Tom Buchanan says "Civilization's going to pieces, I've gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. Have you read "The Rise of the Colored Empires" by this man Goddard?" (Fitzgerald 12). Tom's quote shows the fear that was floating around the air in the actual 1920s. The quote helps picture or explain the views of colored people of the 1920s. The book relates to the era of the 1920s in that it portrays the feel and self-views of the time. It portrays the hardships and battle of the colored versus the white. =

= **Common t﻿ ****hemes:** = __//**The American Dream**//__ Chapter 1 has the American dream theme because everyone wants a rich and fancy life. Nick is very proud to say that he lives in a neighborhood next to millionares even though he isn't very wealthy. When Nick goes to Tom and Daisy's house Nick brags about how he reads books with big words. Tom, like every American, wants to be intelligent and not only that but rich and have a beautiful spouse which apparently Tom accomplishes.

**The chapter through the Marxist/ ﻿ Feminist Lens. ** The first chapter can be viewed through the Marxist lens. Nick lives in a very prominent neighborhood, although his house is not very large at all. Marxism is based on politics and economic standings and where class struggle is a central element. By having Nick go to Tom and Daisy's home and see all of the extravagant things that they have it really emphasizes the fact that Nick does not have many nice, expensive things. The very beginning of the story opens with these marxist beliefs and ideas. This chapter could be seen through a feminist lens by the awkward phone call that Tom receives that is from his "woman." A feminist would say that this just proves how women really can not depend on the men in their life.

** How does color function ﻿ as a symbol? ** "We walked through a high hallway into a bright rosy-colored space" (Fitzgerald 7) Rosy symbolizes the warm, comfortable feeling of the room. I think he picked this color so people reading would get the warm, cozy feeling of the room.

<span style="color: #cd0ec0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">"They were both in white" (Fitzgerald 8) <span style="color: #cd0ec0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">White is a symbol for their purity and neutrality. Both Dasiy and Jordan try to stay netural in all that happens. Also i think Fitzgerald uses white to also show their innocence and purity they seem to have.

<span style="color: #cd0ec0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">"Inside, the crimson room bloomed with light" (Fitzgerald 17) <span style="color: #cd0ec0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Crimson is symbolizing the warm comfort of the room. He uses the color to show how the feeling in the room has changed into and even more romantic feeling.

<span style="color: #cd0ec0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> Fitzgerald, F. Scott. //The Great Gatsby//. New York: Scribner, 2004. Print.