During the film the two relationships are observed: one between George and Martha and the other comprising of Nick and Honey. We will start by first analyzing the relationship between George and Martha‚ then move to Nick and Honey. The film centers on the failing marriage between George and Martha. George is a history professor at a nearby college and received his job from Martha’s father who is the president of the college. Martha is a stay at home wife‚ however the fact that George’s status depends
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having undergone a substantial change. However the narrator Nick is a dynamic character because characters weren’t fazed by their surrounding compared to Nick Carraway‚ Nick was disgusted how people acted there‚ and at the end of the novel he wanted to get away from all the trouble of making money. The novel shows the american dream can lead to greed and selfishness. To begin with‚ character’s weren’t fazed by their surroundings compared to Nick. Characters like Tom and Daisy would naturally stay in
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Nick grew up in the Middle West‚ and moved to New York City to follow his hopes of his own version of the American Dream. Tony McAdams states that Nick was‚ an “inexperienced‚ complacent midwesterner who transformed into a much wiser‚ more mature man‚ who after his time in the East had acquired an understanding of the complexity of humanity” (654). He joined the business of bonds‚ and purchased a small home just to side of Jay Gatsby’s mansion. Nick was not born into wealth
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The respect exhibited by Nick Caraway towards Jay Gatsby shows that Fitzgerald’s attitude towards respecting others was to become acquaintances before deciding whether they deserved respect or not. The mysterious Jay Gatsby has only been met by a few‚ and a stranger to Nick until he attends Gatsby’s party. Many characters wonder the nature of Gatsby‚ drawing conclusion and spreading rumors that he has killed a man and was a German spy during World War I. Gatsby knew of these rumors but decided to
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In the summer of 1922‚ Nick‚ a Yale graduate‚ moves from his hometown‚ Minnesota and rents a house in West Egg‚ a long island suburb located directly across a bay from East Egg. West Egg is the least fashionable of the two as East Egg has a higher social position. Both districts are similar in a way‚ because they are both fairly wealthy‚ but the way they get their money is different as West Egg earns their money (new money) and East Egg inherits their money from their older family members (old
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mental illness. Nick Wall’s showed he was a resilient person after the tragedy of the February 22nd Earthquake as he showed us clearly that he was able to bounce back after a traumatic situation in his life. Nick’s resilience helped him to be mentally stable and cope with the stressful situation he was in. Nick was pinned from the waist down in the P.G building and was trapped for ten hours. All of his muscle tissue on his bottom had to be cut away along with a crushed sciatic nerve. Nick showed real
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Fitzgerald‚ the author wants us to view Nick Caraway as courageous and sticking to his morals. Nick is the narrator of the novel and he has faced many difficult decisions that have tested his moral standing. He seemed to make a morally right decision in all of these instances despite the consequences they could have for him. The hardest decision Nick had to make was to arrange for Daisy‚ his married cousin‚ to meet a long lost love of hers‚ Jay Gatsby. Nick was conflicted because Daisy is married
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They cheat on their spouses‚ commit murder‚ do dirty business‚ yet the characters never see these issues in themselves and only partially recognise the issues with others. Gatsby never comes to understand himself and though Nick understand Gatsby‚ he is blind to himself. Nick and Gatsby’s
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The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald Novel Characters: Nick Carraway (narrator): Born in Minnesota‚ educated at Yale‚ and a former soldier in WWI‚ Nick goes to NYC to become a stockbroker. He’s approachable‚ and therefore often ends up as other characters’ confidant. Nick lives in West Egg (new money section of Long Island) next to the rich and mysterious Jay Gatsby‚ who has long been in love with Nick’s cousin‚ Daisy. Jay Gatsby: His past is a mystery‚ but his
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walking into the lunchroom. They are called Max and Al‚ and are clearly from out of town. They are rude to the staff and act like jerks by giving George a hard time. They also tease Nick Adams‚ a young man sitting at the other end of the counter. When they had finished their supper‚ one of the strangers‚ Al‚ ties Nick Adams and the cook‚ Sam‚ up in the kitchen. The other stranger‚ Max‚ stays in the counter where George still is. Now the two strangers let the other visitors of the lunchroom know‚
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