The main characters of this novel are Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan and Jordan Baker. Nick Carraway is the narrator of the story and is a protagonist. ... Her best friend is Jordon Baker and a woman that Nick Carraway falls in love with. ... The novel The Great Gatsby starts when Nick Carraway moves to the New York to learn bond business. ... I feel like I also relate to Nick Carraway because he is an honest person. ...

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The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald takes us on a thrilling journey (both physically and psychologically) of Nick Carraway. ... Although it remained unspoken by Nick it became evident that Nick was eager to leave the Midwest in hopes for a change. ... Gatsby's death was life changing for Nick. ... Nick entire ideals altered. ... This decision alike Nick took influences. ...

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However, the narrator is Nick Carraway, a young mid-westerner from a prominent family who came to New York to enter the bond business. Carraway is involved in all of the events of the novel, yet does not play a significant active role; he is only a passive observer. ... His wife, Daisy, is Nick's second cousin. ... Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker attend a party at Gatsby's mansion. ... He tells Nick that Jordan Baker soon will reveal to Nick the remarkable news that Gatsby had told her. ...

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Scott Fitzgerald, Nick makes a surprising statement: "They"re a rotten crowd," I shouted across the lawn. ... This seems a surprising statement for Nick to make because Nick has high moral expectations and is disgusted in Gatsby as he "[represents] everything for which [he has] an unaffected scorn.". Nick disapproves of Gatbsy "from beginning to end" because of his vulgar materialism, the way he uses Nick, his love of Daisy, his illegal business dealings and his lack of guilt. ... Every character mentioned in this novel is dishonest except for Wilson and Nick Carraway. ... Through the e...

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Nick Carraway's moral and honest view of life is the only slight relief from the feel of tragedy. ... Nick Carraway, the narrator and main character of this novel, is peculiar when compared with the other characters. Carraway is an ordinary man who judges people by their nature and not by their social status or wealth. ... The simple pleasures of life satisfy and excite Carraway and Fitzgerald also. ... Nick Carraway is one of the only genuine, honest characters in this entire novel. ...

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Not only Carraway, but also his wealthy cousin Daisy and her husband Tom are used to portray sarcasm. ... Another example of sarcasm is seen with Jordan Baker, Nick's girlfriend. She uses a great amount of sarcasm to get a rise out of people, especially Nick. When Jordan and Nick are having a conversation about driving, Nick is honest about calling Jordan a rotten driver. ... " Nick asks 'Yes,' Gatsby responses. ...

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As Nick Carraway mentions in this quote, Tom uses his earnings to travel particularly for his affairs and for pleasure, although Gatsby sees his money as the one thing that can win him his happiness, Daisy, which is why they could not marry five years prior. ... However, Tom expresses in front of Gatsby, Jordan, Nick and Daisy: " 'And what's more, I love Daisy too. ... Gatsby uses Nick Carraway to get to Daisy. As soon as Gatsby comes to know that Daisy and Nick are cousins, Nick receives an invitation in the mail from Jay Gatsby. ... As Nick describes Daisy, her voice is full ...

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Gatsby first resolves to reunite with Daisy after organizing a get together at the home of his neighbor, Nick Carraway, where Daisy will be unaware of his presence. Carraway, cognizant of Gatsby's infatuation with Daisy, cynically ruminates over the intentions of his mysterious neighbor. ... After Gatsby and Daisy reunite at Carraway's home, Carraway points out that, There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams -- not through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion. ... Carraway's assertion that Gatsby an...

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"The Great Gatsby" is being told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, Daisy's cousin, who moves into New York City making a living while selling bonds. Nick compares his neighbor, Jay Gatsby, to the city itself as being very diverse. ... He is also able to make Gatsby a more sympathetic character because of Nick's decision to become Gatsby's friend. ... The eyes are always mentioned whenever Nick is there. ... Nick and Gatsby are on the West which is for people who do not have any real standing, even if they have money. ...

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One of these themes, the American Dream is announced by Nick Carraway, the narrator of the book and main character and at the end of the novel when he talks about the collapse of the American dream of happiness and individuality. ... Gatsby introduces Nick to Mr. ... Wolfsheim caught Nick's attention when he was looking at something appealing. ... Nick becomes curious where Mr. ... He admits to his neighbor, Nick that he is "in the drugstore business" (106). ...

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Nick Carraway narrates the story, and his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, is Gatsby's love. ... To Nick, Gatsby says, "my house looks well, doesn't it? ... Gatsby uses this statement to seek reassurance from Nick on the appearance of his house. ... He decides that Nick, being Daisy's cousin, should invite her to tea one afternoon, and it is at Nick's house where he shall reunite with Daisy. ... Nick says that Gatsby, "represented everything for which I had an unaffected scorn- (6). ...

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He will never be an "equal" because his money was earned rather than inherited, he knows the value of a dollar and is not as careless as the old money.We see that Gatsby meant more to Nick Carraway, the narrator of the story, in his statement: "'They're a rotten crowd' I shouted, across the lawn, 'You're worth the whole damn bunch put together.'" ... Nick knew that Tom had sent George Wilson, the husband of Tom's misstress Myrtle, to kill Gatsby. ... Jordan Baker, Daisy's childhood friend and Nick's short-term love interest, is portr...

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Soon he meets Nick Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, "He wants to know...if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over (83)." ... Nick attempts to show Jay the flaw of his dream, but Jay innocently replies to Nick's statement that the past cannot be relived by saying, "Can't repeat the past? ... The two women meet Jordan and Nick at Gatsby's party and are completely self "involved. These women are only concerned with what happens to them and the fun that they have at the parties and don't even inquire the...

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During the party that Nick was invited to, Nick Carraway had the chance to meet with Gatsby while he was with Jordan Baker. Meeting with Gatsby, Nick mentions his politeness and his charm, something that Nick finds rare especially in the upper class where things seemed so vague. Gatsby's positive qualities seemed to attract Nick into wanting to spend time with him. ... He meets with Wolfsheim who talks with Nick about Gatsby and how he got him started in the illegal business. ... The only people to attend the funeral are Nick, Gatsby's servants, and Gatsby's father, Henry C. ...

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But in the middle of the novel Nick Carraway, the narrator discovers that Gatsby was born Jay Gatz in North Dakota. Gatsby also tell Carraway about his schooling. ... In the course of the novel Carraway also finds that Gatsby earned his fortune through illegal criminal activity such as stealing. ...

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It begins with Nick Carraway moving into an area on Long Island called West Egg. ... Jay Gatsby is Nick's mysterious neighbor in West Egg. ... He befriends Nick once he finds out that Nick is related to Daisy; Daisy being the love of Gatsby's life. ... It finally ends with a small funeral for Gatsby, organized by Nick, with Nick moving back to the Midwest. ... Brett depends on Jake and Daisy depends on both Tom and Nick. ...

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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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Nick Carraway, the narrator of the story, quickly became disillusioned with the upper social class after having dinner at their home on the fashionable East Egg Island. "Nick is forced unwillingly to observe the violent contrast between their opportunities- what is implied by the gracious surface of their existence- and the seamy underside which is it's reality" (Way 93). In the Buchanans, and in Nick's reaction to them, Fitzgerald shows us how completely the American upper class has failed to become an aristocracy. ... In chapter one, Nick observes Gatsby in the dark as he looks lon...

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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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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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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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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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In contrast to Myrtle, who aims for the upper class, is Nick Carraway. Nick, who comes from a rich family in Minnesota, travels to Long Island, New York where he lives in a not-so-wonderful house. ... Fitzgerald uses Nick to point out the flaws of the upper class and the American Dream. ...

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Gatsby acknowledges his friendly relationship with the commissioner to Nick. ... Nick Carraway is the only character in the novel who has to work for his money. Throughout the novel the reader can also see that Nick is probably the only one who has good moral values. It seems that Fitzgerald uses Nick's character for contrast. The goodness of Nick's character emphasizes the negative qualities of others. ...

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The Great Gatsby begins with the nonjudgmental man Nick Carraway moving to as he describes "the ragged edge of the universe after his many adventures experienced in the war. " After arriving to his new home Nick meets with his cousin Daisy, her husband Tom Buchanan and their friend Jordan Baker. ... Gatsby, a next door neighbor of Nick's. ... After meeting Gatsby the enigma still stands for the only thing Nick is certain about is Gatsby's hopeless love for Daisy. ...

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