Nick Carraway In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

He goes out of his way to do many things such as throwing lavish parties every night just for Daisy to notice him. He often seems like a modest man as he never goes out of get her to notice him. He asks Nick for aid in becoming closer to her, which was him using Nick in actuality. Everything that Gatsby had ever done in his life was based upon his pursuit of this dream of his perfect life with her. He moved to New York and bought his mansion because of Daisy. Jordan Baker says, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay.” He held many expensive parties in the hope that Daisy might show up at one of them. Jordan also said, "I think he half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night, but she never did." His daily life was also controlled by this dream. Gatsby was naive to the fact his money could not buy him what he wanted. Daisy’s values were different from Gatsbys. Gatsby, knowing his past, is a self sufficient, made to be what he is kind of man. Whereas Daisy was given everything and is always bored and moving from one shiny new object to the next. Daisy is childish in this way. When she first goes to Gatsby's house after their meeting set up by Nick, she says "It makes me sad because I've never seen such - such beautiful shirts before." She is focused on the material, finding another source of entertainment who has substantial wealth. Gatsby is too caught up in having her around to actually notice

Without Nick, Gatsby's true colors would not be shown and his behavior would be left not pondered.  His presence from the beginning to the

In the novel the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the observations of the character named Nick Carraway reflects upon the life of Jay Gatsby and his surroundings. The 20th century is masked by the glamour and parties. It displays a wondrous era full of wealth. Even though money is the key to this fantasy it is just that… a fantasy. The happiness and reality of life fails to complete on behalf of these rich people. Gatsby seems to have all the riches and fame, although these things cannot fulfil the happiness he desires of Daisy Buchanan.

​Nick Caraway moves from Minnesota to the West Egg neighborhood on Long Island to pursue a career in the bond industry. He lives in a tiny house wedged between large, expansive mansions. His neighbor, Jay Gatsby, is a well todo man with a mysterious past. Everyone in town knows Mr. Gatsby for his huge wild parties, but no one is quite sure where he has acquired his wealth. Across from Gatsby’s mansion, Nick’s cousin Daisy lives with her husband Tom Buchanan. Daisy and Tom have a complex relationship where neither of them are happy, but they will not separate even though both have been unfaithful. Tom has a mistress in the city whom is not unbeknownst to Daisy. Gatsby and Daisy have a romantic history from when Gatsby was in the army. This is the motivation behind Gatsby’s desire to acquire all his wealth. Gatsby throws his parties in an attempt to get Daisy’s attention, but Daisy is completely unaware that he is her neighbor until Nick brings them together. Though Nick is not a considerably wealthy man himself, his relationship to the Buchanans, and now Gatsby, are enough to keep him relevant in the social circles of East Egg and West Egg. Nick’s connection to Daisy also makes him highly attractive to Gatsby as all he wants is some form of an interaction with Daisy and involving himself with Nick is an easy way for Gatsby to make his way into Daisy’s life again. Money is power in the Great Gatsby, as it influences everyone’s status, aspirations,

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,

Even though Nick believes that Gatsby is different than the others in the wealthy he was just as corrupt and dishonest as the others in the upper class. When they were all together Tom revealed what he had find out about how Gatsby made his money and he disclose “I find out what your ‘drug-stores’ were”(The Great Gatsby 284). He was referring to the illegal alcohol that Gatsby as selling to make his fortune. Tom was pointing out how Gatsby’s money wasn’t honest to make him look bad in front of Daisy and everybody else. Nick was trying to know more about Gatsby and his business life and he because some of the things Gatsby was saying didn’t add up so Nick indicated "I thought you inherited your money." "I did, old sport," he said automatically, "but I lost most of it in the big panic – the panic of the war." I think he hardly knew what he was saying, for when I asked him what business he was in he answered, "That's my affair," before he realized that it wasn't the appropriate reply”(The Great Gatsby 97). The fact that Gatsby was lying about how he made his money shows how dishonest and corrupt he was that he had to hid it.

In return, Gatsby devoted his life to getting what he needed to win Daisy. Before he joined the service, Daisy was his unattainable object that he lusted for, and through her he sought to make all of this dreams come true. After the war, Gatsby became a bootlegger. It isn't clear how he made all of his money, but it is obvious that it was through illegal dealings in organized crime. The idealism evident in Gatsby's constant aspirations helps define what Fitzgerald saw as the basis for the American character. Gatsby is a firm believer in the American Dream of self-made success. (Trask) He has, after all, created and self-promoted a whole new persona for himself and has succeeded both financially and socially. Through Nick Carraway, we see someone who holds himself in higher esteem than the other characters in the novel. Nick, could be considered different from all the other characters because he is not "rolling in dough" like the rest of them. He left the Midwest to be a stockbroker in New York but didn't get rich, yet everywhere he looks these amoral people are rolling in their wealth. All he sees are people who are immoral having the luxury of living the high life. Throughout the novel, Nick finds himself surrounded by lavish mansions, fancy cars, and an endless supply of material possessions. Nick exclaims his disdains he says,

The narrative point of view adopted by F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby supports the novel's criticism of the upper class and the importance of wealth in society. Fitzgerald uses Nick Carraway as the narrator who views the upper class as entirely superficial. Through his observation of people at Gatsby's party, at the beginning of chapter three, Nick seems to feel that the wealthy are clones of a stereotype accepted and created by themselves. To him it seems as though this society is based on appearance and recognition and judges people according to how much they own rather than what they believe in. Nick's criticisms are accepted by the reader as impartial because Nick is the only major character who is not preoccupied with wealth.

F. Scott Fitzgerald the author of "The Great Gatsby," also an American writer of novels, short stories, and poems; known as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Nick Carraway, narrator and character, portrayed as a bond salesman, from the middle of the United States, who rents an apartment in the West Egg next to the Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby novel is about a man returning home from the Great War, and attempting to rekindle the love that his sweetheart once had for him before she married her ridiculous rich husband. There's several points throughout the novel that a character is interrupted by another character before the character can be told the correct information. The theme of the is novel about wealth folks being

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.

Nick Carraway was a prototypical West Egg resident, following in his prestigious family’s footsteps. He never had to work for anything, completely opposing the mystical “American Dream.” Nick, both the narrator and a participant in Fitzgerald’s book, was mesmerized by the aura of unknown surrounding Jay Gatsby. He threw ravishing parties that seemingly never ended, and had a mansion that everyone, both sides included, in town admired. Nick had an overwhelming admiration for the legend of Gatsby, leading to his biased and unreliable judgement while narrating The Great Gatsby.

He seems as a self-centered, egomaniac man. All he thinks about is Daisy and how they would get marry and have a happy ending. His obsession for Daisy has made him a complete liar to cover up the bad things from the past. It’s amazing he is willing to do anything for his love for Daisy. He tries really hard to forget that he was once a poorman. He has created a new image of himself that he looks up to. When Nick learns that Gatsby real name is James Gatz and he lived in farm in North Dakota he seems very surprised by that. Gatsby says “Here’s another thing I always carry a souvenir of Oxford days.” Gatsby tries so hard to convince Nick about his life. What kind of person would carry physical evidence to prove that they are telling the truth. As Nick learns more about Gatsby life he has a different perspective of him. He sees Gatsby as dishonest and vulgar, but with optimism and power to make his dreams into reality and make him “great”

To the public, he’s an elusive, party-loving socialite, but as we discover through Nick’s eyes, Gatsby is actually a charming yet reserved man. Ever since he was a dirt-poor kid in North Dakota, Gatsby felt he was destined for something more. He is a self-driven man, and while his desire for wealth and power is innate, it is not the only thing that motivates him. His love for Daisy and desire to win her back cause him to buy a luxurious mansion on West Egg directly across the bay from Daisy and Tom’s mansion where he throws extravagant parties in the hopes of luring Daisy to one of them. Gatsby’s actual personality runs opposite to how he is perceived by the public, and this dichotomy is important to the themes of the novel.

Throughout most of the book we see Gatsby trying to reunite with Daisy, the girl he loved and still does even though she is married with a child. The reader sees that Daisy is miserable in her marriage, beside all the money she got by being married to Tom who is very wealthy. Gatsby's new neighbor, Nick happens to be the second cousin once removed of Daisy. Gatsby decided to try and have

Focalized through the lens of Nick Carraway. Since Nick is the first person narrator the readers are forced to view the story-world through Nick Carraway’s view of the world. As Abbot states in The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative, “Almost invariably the reliability of the narrator becomes a focus of dispute… The narrator is variously described as an instrument, a construction, or a device wielded by the author,” and Nick is no exception to the question of reliability (Abbot 68). Due to Nick Carraway’s limited perspective his view of many of the characters are irrationally harsh for some and surprisingly not harsh enough for others. He is a self-absorbed unreliable narrator that guides readers through the twisted way in which he sees the