Gatsby 2: 12-26- That Was Fast

I'm a bit surprised that we were introduced to such a big conflict so early on in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It makes me believe that this affair that Tom Buchanon is having must lead to something even greater- Nick. So adding that to what we already learned about him in the first section, we can certainly come to the conclusion that he is a main character who will provide an interesting perspective for the rest of the novel. I have also discovered that Daisy and Tom are most definitely main characters, and Tom may even be the antagonist. I am hoping that Daisy and Nick are the protagonists- especially Daisy, considering what she has been through up to this point. Furthermore, I am curious to see where Miss Baker plays into this mess of things. Also, at this point, I'm very confused at Nick's deal with Gatsby, something's missing and I'm hoping in the next few chapters I will be able to figure it out. Fitzgerald mentions, "Something in his leisurely movements and the secure position of his feet upon the lawn suggested that it was Mr. Gatsby himself, come out to determine what the share was his of our local heavens," (Fitzgerald 25). Nick has been keeping an eye of Gatsby, enough to know some important details about him, and yet the two have never spoken? I know that very soon they will have to, though, because Gatsby is obviously a main character, and will need to be closely associated with the narrator in order for that to happen.