The Great Gatsby Chapter SummaryChapter OneIn the chapter we are introduced to the narrator, Nick Carraway, a Yale graduate and member of the wealthy Carraway family. Nick is a professional "bond man" who trades stocks and bonds. Nick shares with the reader the advice he received from his father that had a huge effect on his outlook on life. As a result of this advice, Nick learned not to judge and this attracted people to him. People trust him because they feel comfortable in his presence. Nick introduces us to the setting of the story which moves from New York to the villages of East and West Egg on Long Island. East Egg is a small exclusive village inhabited by very wealthy people. Nick lives on West Egg and is a neighbor of the mysterious Mr. Gatsby. The reader follows Nick to dinner with his second cousin Daisy and her husband from a very rich family. The husband, Tom is aggressive, not very sensitive to the needs of others we meet his friend Daisy, Jordan Baker the couple leads a very casual life and spends very little time with their daughter when Nixs Nabber is mentioned, Daisy becomes very interested sparking speculation about it why would she be interested in Mr. Gatsby, Daisy appears to be very happy go lucky, however the reader realizes that there are problems between Daisy and Tom, especially when we realize a bruise that Daisy has, Nix witnesses a deterrent scene where Daisy goes crazy when Tom gets a phone call, we learn that Tom is actually having an affair with another woman.mDaisy becomes discouraged and wishes her daughter was not so wise to suffer as much as she does.Nick suspects that she knows Jordan from somewhere but can't locate it... middle of paper... American parties were typical of the optimistic mood that prevailed in America in the 1920s. People were euphoric after the war. Everything was extravagant and exaggerated. But such euphoria can only lead to a huge collapse. The warning signs were all there for the great fall: the ban on the sale of alcohol which led to illegal practices, unregulated economic activities and a general feeling of invincibility. Gatsby personified the period of American history from the end of World War I and the collapse of the economy that led to the Great Depression. Coming from a poverty-stricken family, he did whatever it took to achieve his wealth. He lived large and flaunted his wealth with a carefree and sometimes distracted attitude. His life was taken suddenly the same way the economy collapsed and led to the Depression.