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    Ware - 1 English 4 - 1 - 17 “Obviously” Gatsby in The Great Gatsby At first glance‚ “Jay Gatsby is seen to be a wealthy man who throws enormous parties”(Fitzgerald back of book). Nick‚ the narrator of the text‚ talks more about his relationship with Gatsby‚ than anyone else‚ hinting that he is a more significant character than the rest. Throughout the text‚ the other characters eventually see Gatsby’s selfishness‚ and obligations for his future. Nick Carraway‚ Gatsby’s neighbor‚ and friend‚ tries

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    NICK CARRAWAY has a special place in The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He is not just one character among several; it is through his eyes and ears that the story takes place. In this novel‚ Nick goes to some length to establish his credibility‚ indeed his moral integrity‚ in telling this story about this "great" man called Gatsby. He begins with a reflection on his own upbringing‚ quoting his father’s words about Nick’s "advantages‚" which we could assume were material but‚ he soon makes

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    The Great Gatsby: Nick versus Gatsby Mainframe computers analyze information and present it so that the observer is able to make accurate observations. In The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the narratorNick Carraway‚ tells a story in which Jay Gatsby tries to attain happiness through wealth. Even though the novel is titled after GatsbyNick‚ just as a mainframe computer‚ analyzes the actions of others and presents the story so that the reader can comprehend the theme. Throughout

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    In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F.Scott Fitzgerald‚ the audience comes to the realization that Gatsby isn’t who he says he is. The way he is portrayed‚ is that he lives a perfect life in his huge mansion‚ Gatsby has rounded up a fortune so that he can win over Daisy Buchanan‚ but his cloudy past is a road block in the way. Gatsby throws amazing get togethers all the time‚ but nobody seems to know too much about him or who he is. Nick Carraway meets Gatsby at a party‚ but doesn’t know who he

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    does he do?” (Fitzgerald 49). Everyone asks this question about the mysterious Jay Gatsby. In the Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald connected many characters through a great adventure of love and mystery. Nick‚ Tom‚ and Gatsby have unique characteristics that develop during the story. However‚ these characters never change even though they go through many experiences. The first character is the friendly Nick Carraway. As a child‚ he was taught to not judge people. Ever since he was a child

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    The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway seems like a genuine nice gentleman. Nick sees Gatsby as an inspiration and a good guy‚ but I don’t really think Gatsby is. I feel like he is more mysterious and as if he is hiding something. As the story progresses‚ we meet Tom Buchanan who I am not very fond of. He is very rude‚ snobby‚ and aggressive. He acts and believes that he deserves nothing but the best. Tom also isn’t a good husband or man to Daisy. It is mentioned that Tom takes Nick to his lovers house

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    In his novel The Great Gatsby‚ author F. Scott Fitzgerald had the main character Nick Carroway stand out as being overall‚ a decent person. Nick stands out especially when being compared to the other characters in the story. It is Nick’s honesty with himself and toward others‚ his morality‚ and his unbiased‚ slow to judge qualities that make him the novel’s best character. <br> <br>The chain of events that occur in the story begin with Nick meeting Jordan Baker at Gatsby’s party. It was this meeting

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    The Great Gatsby: Fact or Fiction? Everybody wants to be successful‚ and to make money. Every child grows up wanting to have their name in lights or to live in a huge mansion in the heart of New York. No person grows up wanting to do small things with their life‚ it’s within our human nature to want more than we can get. To make more money than we know what to do with‚ to have a house that is too big for us to live in. But for the vast majority of us‚ as we grow up reality sets in and from our parents

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    Nick Carraway contributes to the Great Gatsby as the unbiased narrator. The tragic love story of 1922 is accounted through Nick’s eyes‚ with Nick serving as an observer of the relationship between the characters‚ in particular Gatsby and Daisy’s‚ the main lovers of the story. Nick’s retrospective view of the story emphasizes his dynamic character as his thoughts and perceptions of the characters display his loyalty towards Gatsby‚ and justice and honesty towards the judgement of events‚ though it

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    Munns Matt Mr. Mauchley English III 17 February 2012 Money in the 1920’s They say that money is “the root of all evil. This novel exemplifies how the characters live for money and are controlled by it. Love and happiness cannot be bought‚ no matter how much money was spent. Tom and Daisy were married and even had a child‚ but they both still committed adultery. Daisy was with Gatsby and Tom was with Myrtle. They tried to find happiness with their lovers‚ but the risk of changing their

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