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    someone Great‚ it is natural to begin to idolize them. Nick Carraway spent his days gazing at the seemingly fabulous life of his neighbor‚ and became fast friends with him‚ the elusive Jay Gatsby. However‚ friendship was not enough for Nick’s incredibly unstable personality. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great GatsbyNick Carraway became obsessed with Gatsby to the point of losing himself in the midst of his subconscious effort to become Great‚ like the Gatsby. First‚ Nick viewed Gatsby as his hero

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    F Scott. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby follows narrator Nick Carraway’s life after meeting Jay Gatsby‚ an extravagant man with an unknown past. By comparing and contrasting Nick Carraway’s interactions with people of different wealth‚ social class‚ and background‚ Fitzgerald explores the differences between those with different backgrounds and current wealth along with the role that it play in their social interactions and marriages. Throughout the entire novel‚ Fitzgerald creates symbolism through

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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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    Nick Carraway‚ The Perfect Narrator Nick Carraway is a prime example of how an unbiased and trustworthy narrator can change a book. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is told in first person point of view‚ through the eyes of Nick Carraway‚ a 30-year-old man living in West Egg‚ New York. Carraway tells the story as it is happening and lets the reader know what is to come. Nick seems to be an “invisible character” because he is involved in the story but not in the major conflict. Nick Carraway

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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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    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 narrator‚ Nick 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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    Nick Carraway Coming of Age The Great Gatsby‚ ultimately a fantastically written and intriguing novel‚ is solely based on Nick Carraway’s growth in matureness and self-dependence throughout the novel. The Great Gatsby is written from the viewpoint of Nick Carraway as the narrator and comes from the perspective of a fresh start. This is a story about Nick and how his views and morals change depending on the people he surrounds himself with. Nick has a strong sense of reality and also learns a lot

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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 - A Good and Neutral Narrator In today society‚ many people like to follow the current. They want to catch the wave. Which mean‚ it does not matter if things were good or bad‚ right or wrong‚ they just follow and do them without any thinking. Therefore‚ there are not too many people would like to be a normal‚ thoughtful nor neutral person. However‚ in the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by Scott Fitzgerald‚ one of the character name is Nick Carroway‚ he was the good

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