In addition to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald exhibits a form of lack of conformity to society as well. Nick displays his lack of conformity through his lifestyle, rather than following what is considered to be the norm in society. When Nick moves into the West Egg, he quickly realizes how different he is from everyone else. ... He is set off as being more practical and down-to-earth than other characters, says CliffsNotes character analysis of Nick Carraway throughout The Great Gatsby. ... From this, the entire story is influenced by ...

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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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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. ...

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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. ...

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What is reality? An observer's perceptions of his surroundings, of his reality, are subject to a plethora of chaotic stimuli. Ones that are constantly forcing his brain to weave new assessments of his situation. Now, because everyone experiences different stimuli, everyone experiences different real...

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