the past? Why of course you can” ~Jay Gatsby The latest version of The Great Gatsby‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann‚ uses many of F Scott Fitzgerald’s original descriptions and dialogue. It respects the fact that the book is told from the point of view of Nick Carraway‚ cousin of Daisy‚ the woman who Gatsby loves. It carefully reproduces various details‚ such as the clock Gatsby drops when meeting Daisy again for the first time since she married Tom Buchanan five years earlier. It follows Fitzgerald’s instructions
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A confidant is a character‚ often a friend‚ whose role is to be present when the hero or heroine needs a sympathetic listener to confide in. Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby is an excellent example of a confidant‚ as well as a narrator. He is not only a confidant for one character‚ but many. Nick Carraway’s prime reason for being such a good confidant is that he is so honest‚ sympathetic‚ compassionate‚ and open minded. He states at the very beginning of chapter one that his father told him “whenever
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remainder of characters remain flat‚ Nick Carraway evolves into a round character through his developing moral judgments about Jordan Baker‚ Tom and Daisy Buchanan‚ and Jay Gatsby. As the narrator and an intricate character in the plot‚ Nick Carraway probes into the lives of the other characters and then forms judgments upon them. Through this experience‚ the reader learns about the insight and morals of the narrator. For example‚ during his affair with Jordan Baker‚ Nick discovers her lying habits.
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has also undergone a change. The intense vitality that had been so remarkable in the garage was converted into impressive hauteur” (Fitzgerald 30). Nick notes this change in attitude because of his dislike for her poseur attitude. She seems to think that she is better now that she put on a nicer dress. Nick has contempt for her fabricated façade. Nick also calls Mr. McKee’s wife shrill and horrible (Fitzgerald 30)‚ continuing to show his dislike for most of the people in Catherine’s apartment. Another
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chagrined Nick‚ Amy’s actions were a ludicrous way of getting revenge for his little fling with Andie. In this case‚ acts of revenge were brought up by personal phenomenon (Nick’s affair)‚ whereas the views on justice are from impartial and impersonal incidents(Amy’s “spectacularly sneaky” production). Justice in literature is typically about closure‚ whereas revenge is an endless cycle. Amy saw her set-up as justice because it would close‚ yet ironically reveal‚ what Nick had done. Nick saw Amy’s
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Fitzgerald employs some of the characters as symbols of morality. Nick Carroway is portrayed as an honest man‚ while Jordan Baker is portrayed as a dishonest and materialistic woman. Nick is a good man who was raised in a family where moral values were essential. He is a nonjudgmental person that always keeps in mind his father´s advice: “Just remember that all people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had” (7). Honesty is Nick´s cardinal virtue‚ and it makes him different from the inhabitants
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Jordan and Nick are a couple and they stay in a relationship together until nearly the end of the summer. In the new movie Jordan and Nick are not considered a couple‚ at one of Gatsby’s parties Jordan is whisked away by a male companion. In the movie it shows Myrtles sister Catharine giving Nick a pill she said she got from a doctor in Queens and that does not come up anywhere in the novel. In the movie Nick wakes up at home‚ half-dressed‚ unsure how he got there‚ while in the novel Nick comes to
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eyes of innocent Nick Carraway but is Nick really all that innocent? Throughout the book you can see nick’s innocence and what happens to it. As the novel progressed so did the end to Nick’s innocence with him Appearing innocent‚ Condemning terrible things and facilitating horrible events. One example that illustrates Nick’s transformation of his innocence is the scene in Myrtle’s house‚ Where he admits hers only been drunk twice. “I have only been drunk twice in my life”(29). Nick may appear innocent
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introduction to our narrator; Nick Carraway. We are given an interesting insight into his character when he relays his father’s philosophical advice: ‘Whenever you feel like criticising anyone‚ just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you had.’ This tells us two things about Nick. One‚ that he had a comfortable upbringing and two‚ that he isn’t judgmental. A further two mentions of the word ‘snobbishly’ on this page suggest that Nick not only had a comfortable
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What is the "American Dream"? Where did it originate‚ and how has it changed over the centuries? 4. Describe a situation when you wanted to relive a moment from your past‚ to redo it? How and why would you change that past event? Chapter 1 1. Nick starts the movie by relaying his father’s advice "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone‚ just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had." Does he reserve judgement as the movie progresses? 2. Pay
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