There is another interesting theory, which shows the shrewdness of birds. According to this theory, standing on two legs may attract predator and birds could become an easy aquatic prey, so they prefer to stand on one leg, which looks a lot like a suspended branch in water.
The Great Gatsby takes place during the summer of 1922. Fitzgerald coined the phrase, the Jazz Age that same year to describe the flamboyantâanything goesâera that emerged in America after World War I. Find out more about the popular culture and historical events that shaped and defined the 1920s.
Ultimately the contention that comes from money, love, and power result in terrible deaths. Organizational Patterns The Great Gatsby is organized into 9 untitled chapters. The first chapter sets the book up by describing the narrator, Nick Carraway, and his migration to New York. Two peoples of interest are introduced; Nickâs old friend Daisy and her husband Tom. At the close of the chapter Nick experiences Gatsby for the first time. The second chapter is dedicated to the adulteress behavior of Tom, who takes his mistress Myrtle to New York.