After the Great War, during the early 1920's wealth came like a fast flowing river. Nick Carraway, an up-and-coming bond salesman who rented a house in West Egg, an area outside of New York, to increase his chances of furthering his success. He says that everyone he knew was entering this line of work, and hopes to find a taste of excitement; he claims moving back to NY offered him a chance to discover himself. The novel begins with background of the protagonist Nick Carraway and how he ended up in West Egg. The novel begins with a flashback, Carraway recounts a bit of advice his father taught him "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had," This proposes the idea that Nick grew up in a middle class family, able to obtain certain privileges. Carraway worked for his success and felt that it was key in becoming a successful man. Upon Caraways’ move to West Egg, he is invited to his cousin's home, Daisy, Daisy and her husband Tom, are two wealthy individuals, wealth came naturally to them. Upon his arrival he begins to view the way they live. Carraway catches up with Daisy and her husband and one of Daisy's friends over dinner; this provides background of their whereabouts of their relationship. Daisy and Tom's marriage is in fact much more complicated than it appears on the surface. Which can be implied to the people of the city and how they wanted to appeared happy on the outside, but rather were struggling and fearful on the inside due to the war. As we move closer to the end of chapter one, the mysterious figure known as Gatsby is spotted. Carraway doesn't know much about this mysterious character Gatsby. Carraway finds Gatsby on the dock gazing at the water. There appears to be a green light at the end on the dock, could this be what Gatsby was looking at? Carraway could not tell exactly what he was admiring. Soon after, Gatsby had vanished! Thus raising a multitude questions; why is Gatsby by the water so late? What is he looking at? Why did he run of so quickly? Is he hiding a deep secret? If so, what is it?