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...

• Word Count: 1405
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• 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...

• Word Count: 2165
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• 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: 1307
• 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

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: 1312
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In his book, Nick Carraway is the narrator but also implies that he is the author of the book. ... You can also see this when Nick is with Jordan, at first he thinks that she is a wonderful person who would never do anything wrong. ... Nick ventures east to stake a claim in the rising popularity and wealth of those in the bond business; while Roxie murders someone and then tries to get the public on her side desperately by spinning intricate lies that only produce confusion for her husband. ... Nick claims that he is the most honesty man he knows, but in reality it's Gatsby, he doesn&...

• Word Count: 1524
• Approx Pages: 6
• 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&#...

• Word Count: 1611
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School