![]() ![]() His family relations and characters related to them lead this story and makes this narrative possible. The importance of this character is the overall perspective and view from Nick, who is an observer but also a participant. He is also an observer, not making him the main character of this novel, keeping in mind that this story had already happened but only told again through Nick’s narrative. “Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction-Gatsby who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn.” PDF Pg. And since he is the narrator, he makes it clear from the beginning that the book will be focusing on Gatsby, a character not yet too clear for the audience. His intentions and purpose is also clear, and possibly tells readers about the future content of the novel and what it will be mainly focused on. His story is surrounded by characters that are involved with his family and his own interations, such as Daisy and Gatsby. We are able to see that Nick is a patient character that has grown on a fairly wealthy family heritage, who later on introduces some other characters relevant to the story. He is a man that has been raised by a well sustained family and father that taught him well morally, and is now a person that avoids judgements on its own unless all informations are present. 1įrom Nick’s introduction, some new information is provided about this character. ‘Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,’ he told me, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.’ He didn’t say any more but we’ve always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that.” PDF Pg. “In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. The Carraways are something of a clan and we have a tradition that we’re descended from the Dukes of Buccleuch, but the actual founder of my line was my grandfather’s brother who came here in fifty-one, sent a substitute to the Civil War and started the wholesale hardware business that my father carries on today.” PDF Pg. ![]() “My family have been prominent, well-to-do people in this middle-western city for three generations. This novel starts off with a brief introduction of the main narrator and participant of the story by mentioning his family and his goals. He had served his country during World War I and now is considered a veteran. A young 29 year old Yale graduate man from the Midwest, specifically from Minessota who had just moved to West Egg, Long Island seeking his job as a bond salesman. In the following first three chapters of The Great Gatsby, we have a clear introduction to the story by the main narrator of the book, Nick Carraway, the novels first person observer and participant. ![]()
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