Characterisation in Chapter 1 : Excellent Work

The image below is the work completed by Ellie, Lauren and Grant for homework. They were asked to think about how the character of Daisy is presented to us by Nick Carraway in chapter 1 of the novel. If you click on the picture it will open in a separate page and you can then take a closer look at some of the comments made.

Ellie states that Daisy "reminds me of a siren". I like this comment and agree with what Ellie says. Daisy's voice certainly seems to draw people towards her and, from what we discover later in the novel, Nick sees her (and her husband) as being "reckless" and uncaring of how their behaviour impacts on other people. The question is, of course, do you trust Nick's opinion?