Nick's Reason For The Great Gatsby

In The Great Gatsby, the poster boy has a questionable past. He is arguably justified depending on who you ask, and only the few who are wise know his true colors. It could be said that Gatsby's hidden nature is both personal and societal, but that is up to prlerspective.

“Life is much more successfully looked at from a single window” (Fitzgerald 4). This quote from the timeless classic The Great Gatsby references how an individual should only have one worldview. The Great Gatsby portrays characters with varying world views, some of which will be deliberated in this paper. Some characters have a more Biblical worldview, while others are more humanistic. This book also brings up issues of morals and ethics, leading to the underlying theme: “the love of money is the root of all evil”.

(Responses should be a minimum of three to five sentences each.) 1. What do you find is the most crucial in the plot in Chapter 1? Nick buying the house in West Egg village is crucial to the plot. He then explains the plot by talking about his rich neighbor. This helps to establish the setting for the story and describes Gatsby a bit. 2. How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the novel? Nick describes himself as nonjudgmental. He also wanted the world to be uniform and trying to have morals. Nick describes himself as coming from a snobbish family and having snobbish values. 3. How does Nick describe Tom Buchanan? Tom appears to be leaning forward aggressively and is mean. Nick also describes him as having a powerful body. Nick is afraid of getting attacked by Tom because he is really muscly. 4. Who is Jordan Baker? What does Nick find appealing about her? Jordan Baker is Daisy's friend Nick meets in West Egg. He likes her for her slender body and gray eyes. Nick likes Jordan's voice too. 5. What is Gatsby doing when Nick first sees him? Gatsby is looking out at the water. When nick is about to call out to him, Gatsby stretches out his arms towards the water. Nick is shocked and puzzled by Gatsby's strange behavior. 6. How does the tone of Nick’s description of Tom reveal Nick’s feelings about Tom? Use a quotation from the text to justify your answer. Nick describes Tom as aggressive looking his voice as "a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of

During the 1920's American culture was centered around status and wealth, especially in the east, in hopes of living the true "American dream". Although most people became shallow, empty, and careless in their paths to wealth, often hurting those who have less then them, and making them pay the consequences of their immoral actions. But Jay Gatsby was unlike every other hollow person in the East, because he had something to live for, fight for, and dream for; Daisy Buchanan. His love for her gave him the strength to keep believing in the American dream and the drive to accomplish it. Gatsby restores Nicks faith in the people of the 1920's by showing him that not everyone is shallow and selfish, and that in order to live the American dream, hope and determination can not be lost.

At the beginning of the book Nick sees Gatsby as a mysterious shady man. In the beginning of the chapter Nick somewhat resents Gatsby. In Nick’s opinion Gatsby was the representation of “…everything for

There are several instances in The Great Gatsby that support the fact that when a person is observing a relationship, it is easy to see its true dynamic. In the presented scenarios, a character on the exterior of a relationship, mainly Nick, is observing how two parties relate and seeing the reality of the situation rather than the superfluous attitudes the characters display in front of one another. Though it can be argued that in a relationship one knows the other’s sincere feelings, one can also hide their feelings in order to maintain an ideal relationship, as to avoid flaws.

From what Nick believes, what Gatsby is saying is so in the moment because there isn't a lot of detail in his story to go on and see if it’s true or not. Gatsby is saying that he lived so well after his family had all died and that he travelled a lot and that he had his life pretty much made for him. If that was all true why would he be living in a place like west egg?

roaring twenties" that only want to be in the "fast lane" and do not give a damn

Throughout the story, The Great Gatsby, author F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the narrator Nick Carraway as easily manipulated by others with greater influence or power. After meeting with Tom Buchanan and his mistress in New York, Nick drives them to Tom’s apartment. After Nick insists he simply drops them off, Fitzgerald writes, “‘No, you don’t,’ interposed Tom quickly”(32). By using the diction “interposed”, it is shown that Tom is able to use his authority to make Nick agree to what Tom wants. Additionally, when Gatsby shows Nick his metal supposedly earned during World War One, and a picture of Gatsby at Oxford, Nick exclaims, “Then it was all true. I saw the skins of tigers flaming in his palace on the Grand Canal; I saw him opening a chest

In a coming of age story, a character must look back on his or her youth and say goodbye. Nick Carraway comes to Long Island as an almost 30 year-old man who prides himself on the fact that he is a non-judgmental person. However, after his experiences he is no longer the same person he was before his 30th birthday. Along with turning 30, Nick’s experiences allow him to see past the illusions of the upper class lifestyle. Initially, Nick was intrigued by the glitz and glamour that accompanied the lives of Tom and Daisy. Slowly but surely, he matures out of his infatuation and comes to several realizations about himself and those around him. Fitzgerald initially presents Nick as a trustworthy character who reserves judgment and is unaffected by others. This first impression provides a meaningful contrast for Nick’s final opinions. After an unforgettable summer, Nick matures into a different person and has several judgments to make towards the people of East and West Egg.

The Great Gatsby shows the ambition of one man's achievement of his goal, the disappointment of failing, and the hopelessness of it. During the era of this novel, which is around the 1920's, America was a country with huge misery, ambition, and lack of humanity values. The novel shows a reflection of this decade, it illustrates the burning passion one man has toward his objective and the different aspects of the American principles. As the sequence of events continues in the story, someone will narrate the singular aspects of it; exposing the idea of the conflicts that will happen among different social levels.

In the opening lines of “The Great Gatsby” Nick refers to certain advantages he has had that others have not had. “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” All though they are not state specifically in the text,there is clear evidence of what they are throughout the novel. His father also tells him that “a sense of fundamental decencies is parcelled out unequally at birth.” This quote shows that not all advantages are in our control and by the same theory not all disadvantages are in our control.  Sometimes advantages are just either inherited advantages or just plain good luck.

Through the observations and experiences of Nick, The Great Gatsby exposes the temptations that men have towards the allure of the East and the consequences of giving into them. When Nick first attended one of Gatsby’s parties, he noted that “they [the guests] conducted themselves according to the rules of behavior associated with an amusement park” (41). Nick describing the guests of Gatsby’s party with the behavior associated with an amusement park shows that people from the East are not truly any more civilised than those from the West. Throughout the book, the East is seen as being more privileged than the West, with grander houses and prestigious families, while the West is less fashionable with wide lawns and friendly trees. With the

Gatsby fully introduces himself to Nick while they are riding one of his luxurious cars. Gatsby wants to ensure that Nick is aware of the “truthfulness” of his background, so he won’t have to make judgements based on the rumors that were spread during the parties. He conveys that once his family died, they left a great sum of money for him. With this money, Gatsby lived an opulent life in different parts of Europe amassing his time by committing to various activities such as collecting jewels, hunting, painting, and attempting to forget a disheartening moment in his past. Nick wants to laugh at Gatsby’s story because it is very intricate and seems unreasonable in that there aren’t big games to hunt nor chiefly rubies available in Europe. There is a great vitality of mystique surrounding Gatsby because of his false, yet interesting stories.

In my perspective, Gatsby is an antagonist towards Nick. Gatsby is seen as intimidating and mysterious and lives in West Egg. West Egg is where the rich live, where the poor live in the East Egg. Most people who visit Gatsby's house don't even know who Gatsby is which leaves him to be very mysterious. Gatsby is rich, live in a mansion, and seems to act really strange by keeping his distance and just watch his guests get drunk. Nick lives in the poor part of the Eggs called the East Egg. Nick studied hard in Yale, but never made enough money to live a wealthy life like Gatsby does. By Nick meeting Gatsby, he can feel intimidated by Gatsby as he cannot afford anything near what Gatsby can afford, which explains why Nick lives in East Egg while