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Nick Carraway In The Great Gatsby

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Nick Carraway is the narrator of The Great Gatsby, but also an active member of the story. In creating this character, Fitzgerald allows us to participate and reflect on the novel’s events right alongside Nick. One could say that the interesting cast that Nick is surrounded by makes him appear bland, but his point of view is crucial to the story. If the book weren’t from his point of view, we wouldn’t be able to get both sides of the story the way we do. Nick has connections with both East and West Egg, for he is the cousin of Daisy Buchanan and neighbor of Jay Gatsby. Because of Nick’s open-mindedness and quietness, he is also trusted with inside information by Jordan Baker and Tom Buchanan. It becomes clear early on in the novel that Nick

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