Great Gatsby
Nick Carraway is one of the main characters in the book. He narrates the story in both third and first person, as well being an observer and participating in the book. Nick judges people about their behaviours and actions. He tells the reader through out the story about Gatsby's dream of longing for Daisy, the American dream and about Gatsby's huge parties.F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Nick throughout the book as a character to tell his story or opinion of the American dream that has been corrupted by the desire for materialism. The American dream being based on the assumption that each person, no matter what his origins, could succeed in their chosen sphere of endeavour on the sole basis of his or her own skill and effort. Particularly, the American dream could be seen as wealth creation for any individual. Migrants from all over the world have had the American dream.Nick tells Fitzgerald's story by participating in conversations and observing peoples behaviours towards dreaming and their wealth. Gatsby comes in to his riches by bootlegging, only because of his dream, his true American dream, Daisy.The wealth Tom has inherited causes him to become arrogant and condescending towards others while losing his morals.
Among the butlers and professionally trained musicians, the guests are drunk and animated. Through Nick's narrations, observations and participations we see through his eyes the story unfold. " If Daisy messes anything up she and her husband cower away behind their money. Gatsby holds party after party which are alive and full of movement in hoping one day Daisy will show up. His prejudice and judgements of people contribute greatly to the events in the Great Gatsby. "That huge place there? She cried out" was Daisy's first word about Gatsby's house. Gatsby often gazes endlessly at the light which is symbolic of Gatsby's longing for Daisy. At the end of the book Nick states: "it eluded us then, but that's no matter - tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms further. Nick tells Gatsby his opinion of him "they're a rotten crowd. Nick is one of the very few people who are invited to these parties but he is one of the hundreds of people which turn up anyway. Nick is integral to the story to portray the American dream and the dreams of other characters.
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