First thoughts on the main characters

Nick

• Easily influenced
• Reserved
• Opinionated
• Unreliable narrator as he is easily swayed and judgmental, he barely mentions Gatsby in the first few chapters even though it is a book about Gatsby, he revels too much on himself and minor details.
• Obsessed with status and acceptance into the upper classes society.He constantly refers to wealth and boasts since he wants to be socially accepted however he's an outsider at this point so is constantly attempting to impress.
• Judgmental. He was taught not to judge by his father and states he doesn't judge however he constantly judges which can be seen when he speaks about Gatsby, Tom and even in some aspects Daisy.

Tom

• Controlling
• Demanding
• Spoilt- everything must go the way he wants it too
• Easily angered
• Arrogant
• Constantly needs to be the centre of attention
• Immediately presented as powerful and that he's the only one that has a say in things since he appears in a dominant, powerful manner ( the way he is sat on the porch when Nick arrives at his home).
• Seems that he challenges others to have a sense of superiority over them.
• Untrusting of his wife

Daisy

• Exaggerates he speech/behaviour which is most likely because she is covering her true emotions of sadness (especially within her marriage)
• Uses charm to get what she wants
• In a way you could say she is weak because she allows Tom to cheat and doesn't stand up for herself but this can be debated.
• Craves acknowledgement and social acceptance
• Easily distracted like Nick, she flits from different conversations
• Tries to blame things on others

Jordan

• Appears to be quite apathetic towards most things.
• relaxed in some ways and does what she wants; she doesn't like to be controlled
• Likes attention and also uses charm to win people over

Gatsby

• From first glances he appears to be a bit of a recluse, he prefers to be left to his own devices unlike the other. He has no real desire to be the centre of attention.