Nick Carraway In The Great Gatsby

When Gatsby reveals to about his relationship with Daisy, Nick’s relationship with Gatsby takes a full u-turn as it rapidly advances their association from simple acquaintances to close friends. Nick’s outlook of Gatsby undergoes a similar transformation. When Nick learns of the previous relationship between Gatsby and Daisy, Gatsby’s actions make sense to Nick. The mansion, the extravagant parties, and the green light were all in the efforts for making Daisy notice him. Gatsby lives his life for the past life that he lived. He spends his life seeking the attention of his love, Daisy, and as Nick explains, “He wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that had gone into loving Daisy. His life had been confused and disordered since then, but if he could once return to a certain starting place and go over it all slowly, he could find out what that thing was…” (Fitzgerald 110). Gatsby sought out the American dream in order to win over the love of Daisy which creates a different perception of himself to Nick. Nick, now knowing Gatsby’s intentions worries about Gatsby’s possible rejection, and then warns him that, “[he] wouldn’t ask too much of her, you can’t repeat the past.” (Fitzgerald 110) But Gatsby, blinded by love, strives to win Nick’s married cousin’s heart. Nick perceives Gatsby as a man dwelling on the past

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, an unfortunate and rather tragic love story is told. The narrator, Nick Carraway, plays quite a big role in the novel. He ends up knowing quite a bit of vital information about nearly every character in the book, and what he chose to do with that information greatly affected the tragic ending of this book. Throughout the novel, Nick is trusted with several secrets and choses to keep all of them to himself. He doesn’t once cross or wrong anyone. Although this is usually considered a good thing, if Nick decided to share this vital information, the tragedy at the end could have been avoided, or at the very least been less extreme.

In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the novel, The Great Gatsby, that is now known as a classic. The Great Gatsby describes the society of the 1920s and tells a timeless story that transports readers into a different era. The story takes place in New York City which, during the Jazz Age, was dripping with outlawed alcohol. It concentrates on a specific love affair of Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald incorporates issues of the time period such as race, women’s roles, the makeup of a family, and even homosexuality. Despite the immense popularity and recognition of the film today, during Fitzgerald’s life, he sold less than twenty-five thousand copies (Donahue). Nick Carraway serves as the narrator of the story and establishes himself as a remarkably honest man for the situation he is put in. Though he is a figure of moral character, he is fully immersed in several circumstances where no matter the decision he chooses, there will be consequences. Nick Carraway narrates the novel The Great Gatsby,

When it came to Gatsby, he was interested in Nick’s simplicity but he was also intrigued at Nick’s relation to Daisy, his long-lost lover. In the novel it states, “had gone beyond her, beyond everything. He had thrown himself into it with a creative passion, adding to it all the time, decking it out with every bright feather that drifted his way. No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart.” (Fitzgerald, 97). This quote shows how Gatsby had reconnected with Daisy through Nick and how Nick admired Gatsby’s passion when he finally meet up with Daisy once again. Lastly, the tragic death of Gatsby opens up a new realm of things for Nick. In the novel, it states, “After Gatsby’s death the East was haunted for me like that, distorted beyond my eyes’ power of correction.” (Fitzgerald, 176). He now reflected on how Gatsby’s passion and drive to live allowed Nick to view life in the real world differently. Nick, who was directly inspired by Gatsby, now was left confused as he wanted to learn all that one needs for success, though the death made it impossible. The last page of the novel, it ends with, “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eludes us then, but that’s no matter - to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arm farther.” (Fitzgerald, 180). This quote shows how much of a deep impact Gatsby’s death had on Nick. Now

We all know Nick Carraway as the narrator in The Great Gatsby. One thing I have always wondered about while reading the novel is Nick's place in society. I mean, he felt fascinated and frustrated at the same time in regards to the selfishness and greed around him to the point in which he could barely tolerate anyone but himself. Yet, he considers Jay Gatsby to be the exception of his contempt? What might Nick's goal be in portraying the world around him the way he does?

He began as the son of an impoverished father, but got to the pinnacle of wealth through this dedication. His father reveals to Nick that even as a boy Gatsby refused to waste a moment of his time. After showing Nick a schedule Gatsby wrote when he was young, Gatsby’s Father claims that, “Jimmy was bound to get ahead. He always had some resolves like this or something,” (9). This quote reveals a foundation of Gatsby’s character and work ethic. He refuses to stay idle and always has to be doing something to better himself or his situation. This perseverance followed him through life and when he met Daisy it took on a focus. He developed a passion and decided he needed to have Daisy at all costs. He would do crazy thing fueled by this passion. It is revealed that “he’s read a Chicago paper for years just on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy’s name,”(4). This kind of love and hope fueled Gatsby. It is why he worked so hard his whole life and drove him to follow his passion, Daisy. The daily motivation for Gatsby to keep working so hard was the green light on Daisy’s dock. Nick proclaims that, “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us.”(9). This quote demonstrates Gatsby’s optimism even when characters like Nick see the world as desolate. It is evident that Gatsby’s passion flowed through him like blood and that his hard work was a consequence of

Gatsby’s childhood was not the best of childhoods. He grew up on in a poor farm family in North Dakota. He started working at a very young age. When he grew up he went into the military to try and get some money and which he did when he fought in World War 2. After working in the military, he went to work as a bodyguard for Daisy’s family where they had a 1 night stand ended up to be a long relationship. That’s when he went out to get rich.

Fitzgerald Effectively introduces the main characters in “The Great Gatsby” with his descriptions of characters through the narrator, and little facts which are given about the main characters throughout the book. Also Fitzgerald introduces characters effectively because he puts such emotion and explanation into his descriptions of people that the reader learns everything about the character, such as personality. First character that we are introduced to is Nick Carraway, who also narrates the story of Gatsby through his eyes. When Fitzgerald introduces Nick, he makes him introduce himself which gives the reader a real good sense of who Nick Carraway is. We start the book off with Nick's father telling him “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the same advantages as you've had”(Gatsby, 7) which already gives the reader an idea of Nick.

The Great Gatsby is the story of prosperous yet ambitious people who live in the high esteemed “eggs” of New York during the 1920’s. Nick Carraway is from the Western side of the United States and moves to New York for work. He soon learns that he moved in next to Gatsby, an eccentric man who throws mysterious parties for seemingly almost no reason. From the eyes of Carraway, Gatsby is intriguing and does not fit in his scope of common values. Throughout the rest of the book he tries to categorize the other characters based on their attitudes and behavior towards each other. In the world of Gatsby, Nick Carroway compares his personal morals to the wealthy western society and status quos including gender roles and loyalty.

Nick Carraway represents a very sentimental individual with “high” morals, and is mainly seen as a product of his upbringing and education. As the narrator, he comes off to be very nervous at times, and seems to have little social interactions. This social reluctance could also be from his time in World War I, and how that affected his character coming back from the war. He values morals and integrity, but is shown many times falling short of his own principles. One example of his short-comings is in chapter 2 when Carraway becomes drunk at Gatsby’s party, and is a complete disregard to his original morals and values.

As Gatsby started to to be surrounded by corrupted people like Meyer Wolfshiem, he was influenced to break the law to become wealthy. Gatsby’s vulgar personality caused Daisy to leave him once again. By ignoring the potential consequences of stealing Daisy from her husband, Gatsby dies. The theme, the dangers of attempting to recreate the past, is solely based on the effects of Gatsby’s actions. By only focusing on his own self needs, Gatsby caused the loss of his morals, the loss of Daisy’s love.

When I first read the novel, The Great Gatsby wrote by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s. I thought it was bittersweet because, the main character Nick Carraway was living a lifestyle that others pay thousands to live. Nick had to pay eighty dollars for his home rather than, three thousand to four thousand a month which the other home owner around him have to pay. Nick’s neighbor Mr. Gatsby has a high end house. Mr. Gatsby has several people who come in and out his house to party on the weekend. While I was reading, I didn’t understand clearly why Nick went to go visit Daisy and Tom Buchan? Did Nick want to visit them because, it’s been a while since he’s seen his college friend? I found it very interesting on page 32, Myrtle Wilson the sister of Catherine

LNick Carraway: He is the narrator of the book. He is a young man from Minnesota. He came to the east coast of the US to learn the bond business. However, before that, he was educated at Yale University which is a well known university all across the States, even the world. He moved to the West Egg (a fictional district ) of New York's famous Long Island right after he completed his education in the university. I don't know if it affected his decision to move to Long Island or not but Yale is just a ferry away from where he lives. Shortly after his movement, he became friends with his neighbor Jay Gatsby. The mysterious guy here in this book.

Second, although not honestly, Gatsby had acquired almost everything that he initially envisioned. But the one thing that he failed to obtain five years ago, was Daisy. Daisy’s character is not very likable, because of her sense of entitlement, her carelessness, her lack of empathy and her inability to make tough decisions. This fact makes us question Gatsby’s character due to his own judge of character. What did Gatsby see in Daisy? Gatsby’s preoccupation with Daisy ought not be mistaken for love, rather an obsession with what she represents. In the mind of Gatsby, Daisy is objectified as the perfect symbolic embodiment of the unobtainable possession that Gatsby believes he must own to achieve perfection. It is not enough for Gatsby that Daisy says that she loves him – she must say that she never loved her husband Tom, that it was all a mistake. This fact clearly illustrates Gatsby’s wish to live as if the past five years had taken a different course, a different vision – his vision, which Daisy was included and Tom was not. But as nick points out to Gatsby, he cannot repeat the past, to which Gatsby responds: “Why of course you can!”.

The Great Gatsby is a entertaining, twisted version of the classic love story that thoroughly describes New York City during the Roaring 20’s. Nick Carraway, one of the main characters, tells this materialistic themed story through first person narration. The story begins with Nick Carraway moving from the Midwest to West Egg, Long Island looking to become a bonds salesman. Nick moves in next to Jay Gatsby, a mystery partyman,“The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard-it was a factual imitation of some Hôtel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden. It was Gatsby’s mansion” (Fitzgerald, 5). Nick’s cousin Daisy and her husband Tom Buchanan live across the water in East Egg. When Nick goes over for dinner with the Buchanans and their friend Jordan Baker, Jordan tells Nick about Tom’s affair with Myrtle Wilson. Nick sees first hand the strain this affair is having on Tom and Daisy’s marriage. As soon as Nick gets home, Gatsby invites him to his next party where they meet. They soon become good friends and Nick learns that Gatsby and Daisy were lovers before Gatsby went off to World War II; Gatsby is still in love with Daisy and wants to win her back even though she is married to Tom. He threw all those parties for her and bought that very house to be near Daisy and impress her with his new richness, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy