Francesca Davis 12SBD Mr Stroud
How is the Story told in Chapter One?
Through chapter one Fitzgerald uses a variation in technique to tell the story, he uses the character of Nick Carraway to begin the narration and through chapter one we are introduced to a handful of other characters including Daisy, Tom, Jordan and Gatsby.
The use of narratorial voice is exceptionally important in Great Gatsby as Fitzgerald has created the character of Nick not only to narrate and relay the story but in tern participate and therefore the novel we hear can be argued as a personal and bias account from the character of Nick’s perspective. Each character is described through the narrator’s voice and therefore the perceptions and thoughts of each character are effected by Nick and his views. This personal narrative is highly important as we are enticed and compelled by Nick’s creative style of delivery whilst understanding and experiencing his own character. Fitzgerald has created the character of Nick essentially to tell the story and have the opportunity to add personal judgements. Although the character repeatedly admits he does not make these judgements this is a contradictory statement that throughout the first chapter and novel in whole the narrator continually breaks.