Nick vs. Gatsby
In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick Carraway is the narrator. He tells the story of a man named Jay Gatsby. The two cope well and seem to be parallel in several ways. However, they still are very contrastable in abounding ways. Some would say Fitzgerald portrayed these characters to how he views himself. Nick is Fitzgerald’s outlook on himself, and Gatsby is how he believes others foresee him. Throughout the story, we grasp Fitzgerald’s different characteristics and personality traits in the two characters, which can help us conclude what Fitzgerald saw himself as. Gatsby and Nick help depict Fitzgerald throughout the story and they are almost identical in some ways, but in the same manner they can …show more content…
Some obvious differences between the two is that Nick is poor, friendly, and an observer although Gatsby is rich, optimistic, and a very involved character in the book. Nick and Gatsby both want the American dream, but one 's idea of the American dream is different than the others. Nick wants to be a successful bondman, and Gatsby wants to be rich and have the girl of his dreams, Daisy Buchanan. “‘Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay’” (Fitzgerald 78). Nick is considered a realist in the book, he looks at things how they are and learns to deal with them in a practical way. Nick is also very different from Gatsby in the style they view things. Gatsby is potentially considered an idealist. An idealist is someone who follows their ideals rather than the practical ways. From beginning to end, Gatsby is searching for love, while Nick is avoiding it. “Unlike Gatsby and Tom Buchanan, I had no girl whose disembodied face floated along the dark cornices and blinding signs” (Fitzgerald 80). This is very alike to Fitzgerald as we learn that his American Dream was to become a prosperous writer, kind of like Nick who wanted to be a lucrative bondman. They both longed to succeed in their lines of profession. Gatsby wanted his American dream with Daisy, countless people who knew Fitzgerald believed he was seeking for love. Daisy tells Gatsby, “Rich girls don’t marry poor boys”. We also learn that Fitzgerald’s wife also shunned him in the past when he was underprivileged and in
In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick Carraway is the narrator. He tells the story of a man named Jay Gatsby. The two cope well and seem to be parallel in several ways. However, they still are very contrastable in abounding ways. Some would say Fitzgerald portrayed these characters to how he views himself. Nick is Fitzgerald’s outlook on himself, and Gatsby is how he believes others foresee him. Throughout the story, we grasp Fitzgerald’s different characteristics and personality traits in the two characters, which can help us conclude what Fitzgerald saw himself as. Gatsby and Nick help depict Fitzgerald throughout the story and they are almost identical in some ways, but in the same manner they can …show more content…
Some obvious differences between the two is that Nick is poor, friendly, and an observer although Gatsby is rich, optimistic, and a very involved character in the book. Nick and Gatsby both want the American dream, but one 's idea of the American dream is different than the others. Nick wants to be a successful bondman, and Gatsby wants to be rich and have the girl of his dreams, Daisy Buchanan. “‘Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay’” (Fitzgerald 78). Nick is considered a realist in the book, he looks at things how they are and learns to deal with them in a practical way. Nick is also very different from Gatsby in the style they view things. Gatsby is potentially considered an idealist. An idealist is someone who follows their ideals rather than the practical ways. From beginning to end, Gatsby is searching for love, while Nick is avoiding it. “Unlike Gatsby and Tom Buchanan, I had no girl whose disembodied face floated along the dark cornices and blinding signs” (Fitzgerald 80). This is very alike to Fitzgerald as we learn that his American Dream was to become a prosperous writer, kind of like Nick who wanted to be a lucrative bondman. They both longed to succeed in their lines of profession. Gatsby wanted his American dream with Daisy, countless people who knew Fitzgerald believed he was seeking for love. Daisy tells Gatsby, “Rich girls don’t marry poor boys”. We also learn that Fitzgerald’s wife also shunned him in the past when he was underprivileged and in