Monday, April 22, 2013

"The Great Gatsby" Essay

          "The Great Gatsby" is a wonderful novel that portrays the real thinking of most people in todays society. One character that I thought made the novel great was Nick Carraway. He sort of helped us figure out who the real Gatsby was. He also really brought the story together because he helped us to get to know Gatsby. To me he is the one character that really changed the story altogether. I think that his narration is what also made this story good because I thought his narration of Gatsby's life was really good.

          Since Nick Carraway was the narrator I feel like he knew the most about Gatsby which helped him tell us about his life. By him always being around him we are able to find out more and more about Gatsby. Because of Nick we find out that all of the parties he was throwing were all held so that he could see Daisy. We find out that he got all of his money and possessions were gained in a shady way and they were all gained so that he could impress Daisy. Without Nick I don't feel like we would have known this much about Nick.

          Because of Nick we find out who Gatsby really is. We find out that he is a shy guy and we eventually find out that he gained everything that he has so as to impress Daisy. Nick helped us to come to realize this because he was around him all the time and without him we wouldn't know these things about him. We find out that Gatsby was madly in love with Daisy because he tells Nick that.

          Without Nick Daisy and Gatsby would of never gotten to see each other. He knew that they both wanted to see each other and he made it happen. He played a big role in the changing of the plot. I think the story would have been very different if Nick wouldn't have played the role that he did.

          So therefore I feel like Nick Carraway was one of the most important characters in The Great Gatsby.  

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