The Great Gatsby. Pages 61 - 71

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

"'One time he killed a man who had found out that he was nephew to Von Hindenburg and second cousin to the devil'" (Fitzgerald, 61).

This part of the book provides one very important clue as to the narration and writing style. For one thing, we get hints that Nick is recounting past events because he tells of  a timetable that "is an old timetable now, disintegrating at its folds, and headed 'This schedule in effect July 5th, 1922.' But I can still read the gray names" (Fitzgerald, 61). Essentially, Nick is telling a story that is based in the past. In this section of the book, there are several secondary characters that are introduced to the story line. Most of these characters, I suspect, will more than likely disappear into the background and never surface again. Pretty much that is all that happened in this section of the book. Small characters were introduced and a small bit of plot development. My suspicion about Gatsby's personality thus far has been correct. It seems that Gatsby is a soft spoken and quiet person who is very reserved. We also learn a little of Gatsby's origins and history. Specifically how he acquired his wealth. Nick believes that Gatsby is not being completely honest with him, just as Miss Baker had suspected.