The Great Gatsby

So far from reading the first chapter in The Great Gatsby I've gotten little detail to judge the characters from. Nick seems to be humble and not high-maintenance but also not very assertive. He appreciates what he has and does not strive for material items. I couldn't find a quote from Nick that was suitable to show his personality. Daisy, Nick's cousin, seems like a dumb, stuck up broad. She acts all cheery and is very quick to brag about herself "Sophisticated-God, I'm sophisticated." She is talking about how all her experiences make her accomplished when in reality she doesn't do much but spend money. Tom seems like a big dumb dude. He cheats on his wife and brags about reading very scientific stuff when really he can't come close to comprehending the information. He refers to his white supremisist message books "It's all scientific stuff, it's been proven." Jordan just seems to be a nice girl. She's not obnoxious nor shy. So far she has not played an important role to understand her character better so I didn't choose a quote because I couldn't find one that was fitting.

Anticipating The Great Gatsby

I believe that the Great Gatsby will be based on a person's struggle in the times and how he/she makes a change for the good. The reason why I think this is because my research shows that many went from poor as dirt to rich from either getting a job in the new factories or smuggling booze. This could be totally inaccurate but I hope that the book turns out to be interesting.
The most interesting fact I found when doing research was how much money situations have changed over the years. In 1920 teachers made roughly $970 and the average for everyone was just over a thousand. Now a days people complain that making $70,000 is not enough to live comfortably.