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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Quick answer: When Nick says, "this has been a story of the West, after all," he means that despite the novel's East Coast setting, the main characters' Midwestern origins shape their values...

  4. Oct 3, 2024 · Ultimately, Nick sees something in Gatsby that the world of upper class elites lacks: dreams. Nick is drawn to Gatsby’s naive idealism, finding it admirable in a world that he has...

  5. 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.

  6. When Nick, Tom and Jordan leave New York, Nick suddenly realises it is his birthday. He sees the years ahead as "a thinning briefcase of enthusiasm, thinning hair” (Chapter 8).

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  8. Mar 9, 2023 · Dive into the mind of The Great Gatsby's Nick Carraway with a ChatGPT interview. Discover the narrator's true feelings about the world of Gatsby.