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Nick draws between Gatsby and Jesus, the son of God. Nick may have fallen in love with Gatsby’s capacity for romanticism but a feminist reading of the novel may correct this.
If Gatsby represents one part of Fitzgerald’s personality, the flashy celebrity who pursued and glorified wealth in order to impress the woman he loved, then Nick represents another part: the quiet, reflective Midwesterner adrift in the lurid East.
In Chapter 3, Nick is invited to his neighbor Jay Gatsby’s house for a party where he encounters Jordan Baker. In this chapter the reader can see the relationship between Nick and Jordan begin to develop, mirrored by the way he at first calls her Miss Baker and then Jordan.
Nick Carraway is The Great Gatsby's narrator, but he isn't the protagonist (main character). This makes Nick himself somewhat tricky to observe, since we see the whole novel through his eyes. How can you watch the narrator?
Nick sees past the veneer of Gatsby's wealth and is the only character in the novel who truly cares about Gatsby. In watching Gatsby's story unfold, Nick becomes a critic of the Roaring Twenties excess and carelessness that carries on all around him.
Oct 3, 2024 · PDF Cite Share. Extended Character Analysis. Nick Carraway narrates the novel’s events. Nick comes from a well-to-do but unglamorous upper-midwest background. When he moves to New York, where...
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When Nick arrives home, he sees Gatsby for the first time, a handsome young man standing on the lawn with his arms reaching out toward the dark water. Nick looks out at the water, but all he can see is a distant green light that might mark the end of a dock.
