Compare And Contrast Nick Carrawby And The Great Gatsby

It’s almost as if these people use Gatsby for his amenities, without ever meeting the gracious host. However, behind this curtain there seems to being a very lost and lonely man. It is learned in Chapter Eight that Gatsby’s and Daisy had once loved each other, but while Gatsby was away Daisy had started losing hope in their relationship and developed feelings for someone else, Tom Buchanan. Gatsby explain, “I can’t describe to you how surprised I was to find out I loved her, old sport. I even hoped for a while that she’d throw me over, but she didn’t, because she was in love with me too. She thought I knew a lot because I knew different things from her… Well, there I was, way off my ambitions, getting deeper in love every minute, and all of a sudden I didn’t care. What was the use of doing great things if I could have a better time telling her what I was going to do?” It’s clearly shown throughout the novel that Gatsby loves Daisy very much, and has been heartbroken ever since she’d left him. The first time Nick ever sees Gatsby he describes, “…he stretched out his arms towards the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he

Gatsby portrays himself as a generous and wealthy man who would keep away from trouble as much as possible. When Nick attends one of Gatsby’s parties for the first time, a guest named Lucille told him, “‘I never care what I do, so I always have a good time. When I was here last I tore my gown on a chair, and he asked me my name and address-- inside of a week I got a package from Croirier’s with a new evening gown in it’” (47). Because one of his guests’ evening gown ripped in his party, Gatsby expresses to the public that he is generous and responsible by buying that guest a “new evening gown”from Croirier’s.” He also wants to convey that he is quick to apologize for any inconvenience that he causes, which shows that he wants the public to ascertain that Gatsby’s true attitude to be kind and comforting. However, Gatsby reveals his true motive as he discusses the first party in which Tom and Daisy attend with Nick. Gatsby remarks, ‘“I’m going to fix everything just the way it was before,” he said, nodding determinedly. “She’ll see”’ ( 110 ). Gatsby confirms his great need to “fix” his life problems to his liking, suggesting that Gatsby holds a great deal of power and desire. Craving for his perfect life with Daisy to be reestablished as it was in the past asserts the fact that Gatsby in fact wants more than just Daisy’s love-- Gatsby lusts for recognition and power. Gatsby’s love for Daisy conceals his desire for more than he could attain through an honest lifestyle, as he turns to the illegal selling of alcohol during the time of Prohibition to create a seemingly quick and easy fortune in order to satisfy his hunger for greatness and admission into society. Though Gatsby may seem to be a generous and responsible character who loves Daisy in the story, Fitzgerald unveils Gatsby to be a character filled with an insatiable thirst for approval and having the

As he realizes the parties are not enough to bring Daisy close to him, he tries to establish a connection with those who are close to her. It is almost as if Gatsby is manipulating Nick to get what he wants. Gatsby is taking advantage of Nick’s submissive, and he intentionally tries to get Nick to see him in the most positive way. He introduces Nick to people who are fond of him, he flaunts his wealth, and he distorts the truth within the story of his life.

Jay Gatsby is known for his extravagant parties, which hundreds of guests attend, lacking invitation. Music plays throughout the weekends of summer nights. Men and woman roam his gardens ‘like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and stars.’(Fitzgerald, p#...) Nick is surprised when he is personally invited to Gatsby’s party and attends to find how little the guests know about Gatsby and his history. To his guests, he is a shady and mysterious figure, however, those who attend don't put much thought towards Gatsby as their main focus is to get “roaring drunk.” Gatsby portrays a sense of carelessness when it comes to throwing his elaborate parties. He allows the attendance of anyone from all over New York, in hopes that Daisy will one day stroll in. Gatsby is of the ‘new rich’ who are stereotypically ostentatious with their money. Gatsby’s parties fit into this stereotype due there excessiveness, all for the pleasure of others. He is careless with his money, do to the fact that Daisy is his main focus, spending excessive amounts of money on food, entertainment, servants, and alcohol. This is depicted in the following quotation, observed by Nick previous to

Hailing from the Midwest, moving to New York presents Nick with the capacity to recreate himself and Jay Gatsby’s parties provide Nick with the necessary arena. He expresses his captivation at the individuality present at the parties, analogizing, “In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars” (39). Moths are solitary creatures fatally attracted to light, a metaphor for the abandon of Gatsby’s parties. The “whisperings and the champagne and the stars” represents the ironic individualism of the New York social scene: infinite space exists among people because they only congregate by the divisive prattle and drunkenness that lures them. Nick Carraway too is an individual attracted by the light, for he too is attending the party. In fact, it is one of the only times in his life that he has become drunk. However, Nick retrospectively realizes the folly of Gatsby’s parties: they are a reflection of Gatsby himself, dishonest. Gatsby sought the affection of his ex-girlfriend Daisy by amassing wealth and hosting parties that would attract her, and in chasing that dream, he tailored himself to her liking. Nick scoffs at Gatsby because he made moral concessions in an effort to realize his dream, which displeases Nick. Nick discloses that Gatsby “represented

The Great Gatsby is a novel written in the mid twenties by an American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. The main plot is told by Nick Carraway, a man that was once Gatsby’s neighbor, who deliberates about people living in the fictional town of West Egg of prosperous Long Island, New York. The Novel was such a success that there has been made a movie adaptation directed by Baz Luhrmann, in which the main character, Jay Gats, is played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Though the movie has its moments of tenderness as well as is packed with drama, murder and wild parties, the question of whether Luhrmann captured the very spirit of Gatbsy, is very much open for debate.

Nick learns of Gatsby’s past courtship with Daisy prior to his time in the service and Nick quickly concedes that wealth prevented Gatsby from marrying Daisy. As a result, Gatsby gathers the presumption that money will win him Daisy’s affection. Fitzgerald characterizes Gatsby as obsessive and determined, based on his behavior of flaunting his fortunes and the need to maintain an arrogant persona. This obsession for Daisy led to Gatsby creating a facade that destroyed his personality in the process of impressing his love. Gatsby represented his love for Daisy as “he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and as far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling." (Fitzgerald 26) The green light that Gatsby approached at the dock symbolized his hopes and dreams for a future with Daisy. However, after she attended one of Gatsby’s famous parties, he dropped the act. Nick recognized Gatsby’s masquerade as "the abnormal mind is quick to detect and attach itself to this quality when it appears in a normal person" (Fitzgerald 5) This detail helped Nick gather that behavior is built on goals, whether or not these goals are healthy. His point of view of Gatsby’s goal to woo Daisy was that this relationship started off positive; but became toxic as Gatsby revealed that wealth never mattered to him, he plainly wanted it for

That feeling of loneliness accompanies Gatsby throughout his life. Gatsby’s effort to amass a large fortune is to get Daisy back. For this reason, when he becomes a millionaire, he offers weekly parties as a way to get Daisy’s attention. In the conversation between Nick and Jordan at the Plaza Hotel, she tells him, “I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night... But she never did” (Fitzgerald 79).

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald puts quite a great deal of himself in the main character of the novel, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby. As the story moves along, the audience becomes increasingly aware of the similarities between these two men. In comparison to The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald and Gatsby are interconnected by their backgrounds, love life, views on alcohol, and failures.

The Great Gatsby, a renown novel authored by Scott F. Fitzgerald, describes the life of Jay Gatsby and his surrounding clique. Gatsby, a tycoon well known for his fabulous and extravagant parties, lives a quite interesting life during the roaring 20’s. The novel eventually became so famous, that it was translated into numerous languages, and even made it all the way to Hollywood. The novel first made the big screens as a silent film in 1924, then in the 70’s,and a few decades later it was reborn in 2013. Without a doubt, both films were a great hit, however the 2013 screening made the bigger bucks. Although the 2013 film contains ample similarities to Fitzgerald’s novel, there are definitely a couple of differences. One of few differences between the film of the novel, is how Baz Luhrmann presents Gatsby’s parties. Secondly, another difference between the film and the novel, is how Gatsby responds to the quarry he has with Tom Buchanan.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of “The Great Gatsby”, has endless hidden themes. The one theme that was uncovered throughout the whole book was contradicted by both characters Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald shows that people have a set moral code at birth whether it is a good code or bad code. Nick has a rather good moral code while Jay has a darker moral code. The author shows their morals through the whole book by using Nick and Jay’s character and actions. Both characters have a similar background growing up in terms of wealth and going off to the war. Nick and Gatsby however; had very different outcomes in their lives.

In a time where the American dream was supposed to be all you needed to accomplish to get everything you wanted, here we read a novel that not only discards that idea but also show the true face of the American dream, the reality. We open up to Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby, the two pivotal characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, the Great Gatsby, openly discussing Jay’s success on impressing his past lover Daisy Buchman at his most recent party. Gatsby’s misplaced affection as well as his desire to recreate the past are the two things that have driven him to obtain all the money, cars, and the mansion he has. In his pursuit to obtain the final pieces to his vision, that will lead him to a great future, which ironically the two things he tries

The famous reunion scene between Gatsby and Daisy is an important part for the movie to go off from. Normally, I would say that the new version doesn't fit the story as the book. It felt more like an adaptation. However, the long and drawn out awkwardness of the 1974 version takes away from the feeling of excitement and overall point of the scene. For that reason, the 2013 version better executes it.

Love, wealth, the past, and the American dream. These things are what make up the novel, The Great Gatsby. The book is full of descriptive words that give you your versions of the parties, the characters, the scenes. Along with the book you have two movies, one made in 1974 and the other in 2013. The two displays the book in different ways.

One is a mystery; one is an honest man; both had dreams too ahead of their time. Throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel The Great Gatsby; many ever-changing characters are strongly developed. A common geographical location, age and shared financial status help to connect the main characters. Over time despite their similarities, different ambitions and backgrounds slowly show each character's abounding differences. Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby (two of the main characters in this book) are both born in a rural Midwest town; however, their aspirations in life drove them down different paths. Gatsby and Carraway are both men from a similar background who are ahead of their time, however; what they pursue in life differs greatly between the two.