Nick Carraway: Heroic Homecoming
Nick Carraway – Heroic Homecoming
A hero is someone we admire for bravery or nobility. Nick Carraway possesses a certain kind of nobility – he is a character that others need by their side as a companion or a helper. His holding off on making judgments of others is a quality that even Tom wants proximity to. But Nick eventually does make judgments, and he doesn’t keep them to himself. Significantly, he not only breaks off with Jordan Baker, he reminds her that he is 30, and is five years too old to lie to himself and call it honour. Heroes make poor liars.
A hero is decisive. For Nick, this comes in the form of rejecting the lifestyle of the millionaires, in particular its snobbery, dishonesty, and consumption. This is a quiet triumph,
A hero is someone we admire for bravery or nobility. Nick Carraway possesses a certain kind of nobility – he is a character that others need by their side as a companion or a helper. His holding off on making judgments of others is a quality that even Tom wants proximity to. But Nick eventually does make judgments, and he doesn’t keep them to himself. Significantly, he not only breaks off with Jordan Baker, he reminds her that he is 30, and is five years too old to lie to himself and call it honour. Heroes make poor liars.
A hero is decisive. For Nick, this comes in the form of rejecting the lifestyle of the millionaires, in particular its snobbery, dishonesty, and consumption. This is a quiet triumph,