Nick Carraway's Transformation In The Great Gatsby

The narrator of The Great Gatsby was a character by the name of Nick Carraway. In the beginning of the novel, Carraway describes himself as being honest, as he tells himself “ I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known” (Fitzgerald 65). He also keeps his opinions to himself, as he thinks “I’m inclined to reserve all judgments” (3), which he had learned from his father. Though he is quiet and seemingly simple, Carraway’s goal before being involved with Gatsby was to break away from the Midwest, which “seemed like the ragged edge of the universe” (5), and try selling bonds, and to achieve the American Dream. By the conclusion of the book, Nick Carraway has changed significantly. While being partly involved in many dramas and events
Gatsby flaunts his wealth by hosting numerous parties, each of them incredible and astounding. Carraway found the parties “gleaming [and] dazzling,” and he remembered them “so vividly that [he] could still hear the music and the laughter faint and incessant from [Gatsby’s] garden” (192). The 1920s, often referred to as the Roaring Twenties, was a time of excitement. Many younger Americans left their small towns and moved to the large cities, such as New York or Chicago, in search for excitement and wealth. The Jazz Age was known for its jazz music, which was played all across America, and was extremely popular at parties. The economy boosted after World War I, allowing many investors’ profits to soar, and establishing a large amount of money in the United State’s
Writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a Romantic legend from this era. His piece, “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls”, is one of his most significant works relating to Romanticism. This poem describes a town near to a sea, centering on a traveller stationed within the town. Longfellow continues with describing the sea, using personification and other significant details, to attach the reader to the poem. Then the traveller leaves, never to return. The extreme fascination and focus on nature, and the notions of idealism define the poem as part of the Romantic