Question #1

1) How has the setting (time and place) been used in this chunk to develop an emotional effect on the reader?

Settings played an important role in The Great Gatsby. By knowing what the place looked like, we were able to figure out the mood of the characters in the novel. It took place during the 1920's in New York where money was very essential. In Chapter 1 of the novel, we read that luxurious lives were utterly dominant where most of the scenes took place. For example, the narrator went to a party at his second cousin's house, or let's say mansion where the atmosphere was quite different as it was outside or in other places in the novel. As the narrator described what the place was like precisely, we were able to figure out the mood that the characters might have felt in the scene because of the information given. Readers can have different feelings and perceptions as how the narrator of the novel describe the outlook, scenery, awareness or ambiance of a scene.