4.08 Free Choice Blog

For this assignment, I chose to do the first chapter of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald since I am also reading it for my English class. The first chapter starts off with the introduction of the main characters which include Nick Caraway, Tom Buchanan, and Daisy Buchanan. Not only are they introduced, but the way they are described the readers can tell that their relationships are complicated and dramatic. The first chapter also describes the setting of Long Island in the 1920s and all the fancy houses and the decor.

What was your personal reaction to this reading selection?

I really enjoyed reading this chapter as it was descriptive and made me want to keep reading. The dialogue between the characters was very interesting and it made me wonder what else would happen.

What did you believe the author's intent was, and what patterns of organization did you observe?

I think from this first chapter, the author's intention was to grab the readers attention and make them want to continue. I noticed there was a chronological organizational pattern in this first chapter since it showed how the narrator met each one of the character step by step.