Great Gatsby - Reading Journal Chapter 4

• Double narration, Nick narrating Jordan's reaction
• Sense of movement, car journey-Nick describes journey like scenes in a film
• Chapter gives greater insight into the pasts of the characters and helps the reader understand the characters and story more especially Gatsby
• Narrator, Nick is seen as more of a narrator than a character as he doesn't usually involve himself in the story-Fitzgerald projecting his voice through a character
• Neither Daisy or Gatsby drink alcohol, interesting and maybe a reference to their past?
• Cars, seem to be iconic throughout
• Ideology, themes of inequality
• Understand why Gatsby needs Nick and his help
• What is it about Daisy?
• Theme of mystery
• Nick appears to live through other people