The American Dream/ Wealth/ Dreams and Goals Many characters have the American dream in this novel such as Nick Carraway, the narrator throughout the novel, who moves to New York to become a bond salesman in hopes of making his own fortune. Nick is also arguably the most innocent among the main cast of characters usually not doing things that are wrong and being a mostly honest man. ...

• Word Count: 1093
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Nick Carraway gives us the first impression on Jordan Baker as being the ideal model of a flapper when he describes her as a "slender, small-breasted girl, with an erect carriage, which she accentuated by throwing her body backwards at the shoulders like a young cadet.... She consistently lies to Nick and twists the story about her being accused for cheating at a golf tournament. ...

• Word Count: 1622
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate