Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. ... Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway are the main characters in the novel. ... When Nick and Gatsby become acquainted, Gatsby tries to hide his real identity from Nick by lying to him and making him believe that he is, "the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West- all dead now. ... And making Nick believe that he has real wealth. ... Later on, he finds out that Nick and Daisy are cousins and he uses Nick to get close to Daisy. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Jake Barnes and Nick Carraway are two similar characters conjured up during the roaring twenties. ... Nick and Jake show different aspects of life in the 1920s. ... Love is an important part of Nick and Jake's life. ... Nick went to New York to become a "bond man." ... Nick and Jake are very similar characters. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Nick Carraway, Daisy's cousin, lives next door to Gatsby and narrates the story. However, Carraway is very undependable as far as narrating goes. ... "He wants [you] to invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over,"" as a friend told Carraway. ... When the two met again at Carraway's house, they were speechless. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The novel describes the time period of which Fitzgerald was from and discusses the experiences of a character named Nick Carraway and the acquaintances he makes during the year that the novel takes place. ... This is where Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby, also two main characters, live. ... Nick compares the green light to how America, rising out of the ocean, must have looked to early settlers of the new nation. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Midwest is where Nick has been living all his life "My Family has been prominent , well to do people in this Middle Western city for three generations", It is a place of tradition , security , and where family values are more important than money."..a complacent from growing up in the Carraway house in a city where dwellings are still called through decades by a family's name" From descriptions of the Midwest , and from Nick's speech about his father's advice , " "Whenever you feel like criticising anyone ." he told me , "just remember that all the people in this world haven...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

From next door, Nick Carraway witnesses the scene of Gatsby's fabulous summer parties: There was music from my neighbor's house through the summer nights. ... During one of Gatsby's parties, Nick becomes intrigued when he overhears a group gossiping about Gatsby. ... At one of Gatsby's parties, Lucille, a young female guest, chats with Jordan and Nick about an expensive new gown she received. ... Nick, too, indulges himself at one of Gatsby's parties and describes his experience: "I had taken two finger bowls of champagne and the scene had changed before my eyes...

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• Grade Level: High School

From next door, Nick Carraway witnesses the scene of Gatsby's fabulous summer parties: There was music from my neighbor's house through the summer nights. ... During one of Gatsby's parties, Nick becomes intrigued when he overhears a group gossiping about Gatsby. ... At one of Gatsby's parties, Lucille, a young female guest, chats with Jordan and Nick about an expensive new gown she received. ... Nick, too, indulges himself at one of Gatsby's parties and describes his experience: "I had taken two finger bowls of champagne and the scene had changed before my eyes...

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• Grade Level: High School

Soon, he meets Nick Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting. ... Nick attempts to show Jay that his dream is impossible to reach, but Gatsby innocently replies to Nick's comment by saying, "Yes you can, old sport (p141)". ... Finally, he lies about himself and his family to get Nick's help. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The novel tells the story of Nick Carraway who is also the novel's narrator. ... Nick receives an invitation to one of Gatsby's parties and befriends him, only to find out that Gatsby wants Nick to re-introduce him to his cousin Daisy Buchanan from East Egg, a girl Gatsby's been in love with for years. ... As the novel progresses Nick is the beholder of the devastating chain of events that occur since the beginning of Gatsby's and Daisy's relationship, with some of them affecting even his life. ...

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• Has Bibliography
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When Nick states to Gatsby that you can not repeat the past and Gatsby replies " Can't repeat the past?'..."... Gatsby uses Nick Carraway to advance towards his dream. When Gatsby finds out that Nick is Daisy's cousin, he uses Nick by conducting a date for tea at Nick's house in pursuit to acquaint Daisy of his achieved wealth. Gatsby sends a guy to Nick's house to cut the lawn and set up flowers. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Nick Carraway, a character originally hailing from the Midwest moves to a very prestigious neighborhood in New York. ... Nick begins to attend the parties thrown by Gatsby and becomes one of his very good friends. It is after this friendship that Gatsby reveals his deep rooted love for Nick's cousin Daisy. ... Nick's first impression when he meets Gatsby is admiration for his overwhelming sense of hope. ... Gatsby was considered a bootlegger by Nick, who lost respe...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the book Fitzgerald gives us a glimpse into the life of the high class during the roaring twenties through the eyes of a moralistic young man named Nick Carraway. ... Nick describes the Buchanan's as careless people, as he says: " They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made- (Pg. 170) Fitzgerald credits the destruction of the American Dream to wealth, privilege, and the lack of humanity that those aspects create. ... Whil...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the book Fitzgerald gives us a glimpse into the life of the high class during the roaring twenties through the eyes of a moralistic young man named Nick Carraway. ... Nick describes the Buchanan's as careless people, as he says: " They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made- (Pg. 170) Fitzgerald credits the destruction of the American Dream to wealth, privilege, and the lack of humanity that those aspects create. ... Whil...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the book Fitzgerald gives us a glimpse into the life of the high class during the roaring twenties through the eyes of a moralistic young man named Nick Carraway. ... Nick describes the Buchanan's as careless people, as he says: " They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made- (Pg. 170) Fitzgerald credits the destruction of the American Dream to wealth, privilege, and the lack of humanity that those aspects create. ... Whil...

• Word Count: 1310
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Nick Carraway's first vision of Gatsby was when he: Stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have swore he was trembling I glanced seaward - and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been at the end of a dock . ... Nick observes, "Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever.... ... Ultimately, the inevitable collapse occurs, as Gatsby loses Daisy and dies almost completely friendless, prompting Nick to refer to Gatsby&#...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Does your wealth define your overall standing and personality? Some may agree with this and other may contradict this by saying that someone's personality presents their status in society. Unfortunately, money did define you during the 'Jazz Age' also known as 'The Roaring Twenties' or ...

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• Grade Level: High School