How Does Nick Describes Tom Buchanan

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1. What do you find is the most crucial in the plot in Chapter 1?

The first pages of Chapter 1 Nick Tries to establish certain contradictions in his point of view. Although he describes himself as tolerant and nonjudgmental, he also views himself as morally stable. While Nick has a very negative reaction and thought process to his experiences in New York and eventually returns to the Midwest in search of a less morally outrageous environment, even during his initial phase of disgust, Gatsby stands out for him as an exception. Nick admires Gatsby highly and almost views him as a god like man with high standards, despite the fact that Gatsby represents everything Nick dislikes about New York.

2. How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the novel?

Nick starts by commenting on himself, saying that his father is the person who thought him to reserve judgment about other people and to be more accepting, because if he holds them up to …show more content…

3. How does Nick describes Tom Buchanan?

Nick describes Tom as morally corrupt and horrid with questionable beliefs and actions. He also describes Tom as arrogant and dishonest, and an advancing racist that does not respect the opinion of others. Tom was a powerful man that attended Yale with Nick, After Yale he ended up being a famous golfer and horse rider. It is also known that he has been having an affair behind Daisy, his wife, back with a woman in New York.

4. Who is Jordan Baker? What does Nick find appealing about her?

Jordan Baker is a friend of Daisy’s that lives with her and her husband Tom. She is sneaky and incredibly dishonest, and during this time she is seen as an impure woman for her actions and life style. During the story Nick becomes romantically involved with Jordan but their relationship could not last. Jordan is a competitive golfer, and lives a very rich and active lifestyle. She represents one of the “new women” of the 1920s, with a more cynical, boyish, and self involved

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