In this chapter we are introduced to the narrator Nick Carraway who has returned to the midwest and is writting on events that occurred a couple of years ago when he was living in the suburban area of West Egg.
Nick begins with self analysis, aiming to pin aspects of his character. He gives little detail about his background.
Jay Gatsby, his neighbour on West Egg, lives in a mansion. A wealthy area, a 'consoling proximity of millionaires' and describes buildings in and around the area as 'white palaces'.
Nick Carraway, as narrator, has the reader in confidence. Sharing with us his recollection of a series of events. At the same time, when re-iterating the story in his own way, is easing him to come to terms with past events. You notice immediately that Nick's style is challenging, sometimes a little difficult. His sentences can be grammatically complex, and at times his vocabulary is obscure.
Nick is not only a narrator but a character in this novel aswell, the first person he analyses is himself. Aspects of his character are shown in the information he offers us, and the way he presents it.
