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    Cameron Kennison Estep English III 9 March 2017 Is Nick Actually Reliable? An Analysis of the Narrator of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Nick Carraway is the narrator in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and many may agree that Nick is a reliable narrator‚ but there is evidence throughout the book that suggests the opposite. A closer examination of Nick’s words may strongly suggest that he is not the neutral narrator he proclaims himself to be. Not always narrating from

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    The novel’s narrator‚ Nick is a young man from Minnesota who‚ after being educated at Yale and fighting in World War I‚ goes to New York City to learn the bond business. Honest‚ tolerant‚ and inclined to reserve judgment‚ Nick often serves as a confidant for those with troubling secrets. After moving to West Egg‚ a fictional area of Long Island that is home to the newly rich‚ Nick quicklymakes friends with his next-door neighbor‚ the mysterious Jay Gatsby. As Daisy Buchanan’s cousin‚ he facilitates

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    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

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    Is Nick a Reliable Narrator‚ Step 5: Rough Draft “Essay” Is Nick a Reliable Narrator? Nick Carraway‚ from the book The Great Gatsby‚ is a reliable narrator for the story because he uses lots of detail when he describes events or situations‚ he is able to give an exact date‚ time‚ and place‚ and not only does he give his side of the story‚ he can relay stories that other people tell him accurately. Nick can be trusted because of his attention

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    worth the whole damn bunch put together” says Nick Carraway the Narrator toward the end of the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. We are lead to believe that even though Gatsby is fixed on reliving the past and is involved in illegal activity Nick still thinks he is a better character than all the rest. A good Narrator is someone who the reader can rely on to portray what is happening in the story without passing any judgment of their own‚ But Nick is an unreliable narrator because he passes

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    Nick Carraway is an important character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby. Throughout the book‚ Nick struggles to understand the world around him and the people in it. Why are some people so careless while other people are so cautious? Why do people wait around for things to happen instead of going out and making them happen? And most of all‚ with all the people in the world‚ how can one still feel so lonely? It’s not hard to pick up on Nick’s detachment‚ “I felt a haunting loneliness

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    11/4/12 The Great Gatsby Essay Lavishness‚ extravagance and indulgence; these words represent the lifestyles of many families living in the 1920’s. They used their status and money to raise their position in society. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ different socials statuses are explored through three main families/characters; the Buchanan family‚ Nick Carraway‚ and Jay Gatsby. The first house we will explore is the Buchanan household. There are three people in this household; Tom Buchanan‚

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    How is Nick and Gatsby’s relationship presented in the first chapters of ’The Great Gatsby’? In ’The Great Gatsby’‚ the relationship shared between Nick and Gatsby could be argued that it is based on Nick’s awe and admiration for Gatsby‚ however I believe that the motivations for their relationships is based on entirely different reasons for each individual. Nick’s view towards Gatsby seems to be fuelled by his curiosity which has been spurred on by the various rumours he has heard‚ whilst Gatsby

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    curious natures to me... " - Nick Carraway. In this classic novel‚ “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Nick Carraway as a narrator. Nick changes profoundly over the course of the novel‚ and his transformation is just as intriguing as Gatsby’s dramatic story. Nick does not clearly know the past between Daisy and Jay GatsbyNick is too submerged in events and relationships therefore he is somewhat biased as exemplified by his relationship with Jordan. Nick Carraway judges people even though

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    story The Great Gatsby‚ Jordan Baker and Nick Carraway are implied as

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