Chapter 1: Rhetorical Analysis of Nick Carraway
The narrator of the story, Nick Carraway, is a young man from Minnesota, educated at Yale University, fought in WWII, and since then moved to New York where he is pursuing education in the bond business. In the beginning pages of chapter one, Carraway sets up an interesting contradiction of his character by describing himself as tolerant and non-judgmental, yet also morally privileged and "having a better sense of decencies" than most.
The only family that he obtained in New York was his distant cousin Daisy. She was described as living a lavish life alongside her husband, Tom, that achieved his life goal at age twenty two. By achieving this so early in his life, he was perceived to feel empty and restless with his life. Nick Carraway introduces Tom as a broad man with strength that can be seen in his muscle and in his eyes, prideful, yet filled with emptiness because the only things that he had were money and success. Daisy on the other hand is shown as happy and joyful, thus allowing the audience to catch a glimpse of possible issues in their marriage.
The only family that he obtained in New York was his distant cousin Daisy. She was described as living a lavish life alongside her husband, Tom, that achieved his life goal at age twenty two. By achieving this so early in his life, he was perceived to feel empty and restless with his life. Nick Carraway introduces Tom as a broad man with strength that can be seen in his muscle and in his eyes, prideful, yet filled with emptiness because the only things that he had were money and success. Daisy on the other hand is shown as happy and joyful, thus allowing the audience to catch a glimpse of possible issues in their marriage.