Comparison Of Nick Carraway In The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is a novel that was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story Great Gatsby has two male main characters Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway. Both characters live in West Egg district, which is located in Long Island New York. Nick Carraway grew up and lived in Minnesota and then later moved to the west egg district in the summer of 1922. Jay Gatsby lived in a large gothic style mansion. Nick was Jays neighbor when he moved in from Minnesota. Nick was in aw over Jays house because in Minnesota they did not have houses like the one Jay was living in. Nick was intimated at first and skeptical of Jay because of his home.

Jay would throw massive elegant parties every Saturday night where the elitist would go. Nick was not used to this

As I stated Before Nick Carraway was from Minnesota, studied at Yale University, moved to West Egg district Long Island New York. Nick is a very quiet person who came to the East coast and New York to learn about the bond business. Nick also, narrates the story in the Great Gatsby. Nick was easily wrapped up in the flashy lifestyle of Jay, but is such a strong character he realizes what this life style is and how it’s actually empty with nothing but possessions. Jay Gatsby on the other hand is not a quiet humble person. Jay Gatsby has a memorizing smile with all the money, flash, and elegance. Of someone during that time. In the movie The Great Gatsby you can see exactly how Jay has a smile that is memorizing and how elegant he is because of the job Leonardo Dicaprio does showing us exactly how Jay was (The Great Gatsby, 2013. Film.) . Jay Lives in a mansion as I said before where he throws huge elegant parties, and he was not shy about his money at all. An article from the Huffington Post supports this by saying “ His wealth is never cloaked; from the mansion, to the weekly parties, to the countless dress shirts and expensive cars, it is evident that Gatsby is rich as sin and is initially, through his inclusion in the nouveau riche, the epitome of the American dream”(Huffington Post). Jay Gatsby grew up

One scholar from Cornell says how “The novel is a kind of anatomy of love” which is very true (Cornell). Throughout the story we see a lot of love between characters if it’s a spouse or even someone’s mistress. The scholar continues to state that “various characters in it love themselves, love things, and love each other” (Cornell). As a reader and to other readers you can see how the Great Gatsby is mainly about love. It could be to love yourself, someone else, or even possessions. In the book people or readers can see how sometimes the love was misplaced because you need to love yourself before you give your love to someone else. Jay Gatsby never really loved himself he didn’t like what he became he did it to impress a girl. He lived a life of crime and deceit for what a chance at love. In the book that theme continues throughout the story with Nick not loving himself after seeing what he has become living on the east coast and what he had to do to get power. Love in the story was misplaced for an example Tom saying he loved Daisy but really loved myrtle. The Great Gatsby is more than just a book of love it shows what life was like during the 1920s. Life was all about material possessions and a flashy elegant lifestyle. During that time Jay Gatsby was living the American dream of that time. It was a time of material possessions and not a family with the white picket fence. Fitzgerald