The Ghost with many secrets The novel The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald takes a glimpse into the 1920's and the quest of one man's dream, the American dream and its tragic end. Jay Gatsby the hero of the story is on a quest to reunite with his true love Daisy however she is married to another man Tom Buchanan. But being every hero or heroine is a confidant or confidante a person they share their secrets and struggles with. In this story Nick Carraway functions as a friend, mediator, eyes and ears for the reader and a ghost with many secrets. Nick is a friend to the hero Jay Gatsby. Nick sees that Jay Gatsby is deeply in love with Daisy can can't bear the separation between them. When Gatsby tells Jordan to ask Nick to
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He was rather dormant in the story and did not take any extreme actions. He describes the encounters between the ill driven character he encounters. Also these character almost treat him as if he is a servant or ghost. In chapter 4 when Gatsby and Nick are stopped by the police Gatsby gives the police man a white card and the police officer apologizes for stopping Gatsby hinting that Gatsby has corrupt ties in the city. Nick later on in chapter 4 also meets Wolfstein one of Gatsby's friends who is accused of fixing the 1919 world series hinting furthermore that Gatsby wealth isn't legit as it seem to be. These Nick is present when he see the love the flow between Gatsby and Daisy, he observes the affair between Myrtle and Tom in chapter 2 and he sees through Gatsby shiny exterior and the see his ill gotten gains. These few examples show that these powerful character almost treat Nick as if he is not there as if he is a ghost and Nick does not expose these secrets and flaws, thus making him a ghost with many secrets. In the end Nick Carraway served various roles from a loyal friend to narrator to one who held many secrets. Nick Carraway helped give the reader a glimpse of one who tried to achieve the American dream but ultimately failed to do so because of flaws in themselves and
He was rather dormant in the story and did not take any extreme actions. He describes the encounters between the ill driven character he encounters. Also these character almost treat him as if he is a servant or ghost. In chapter 4 when Gatsby and Nick are stopped by the police Gatsby gives the police man a white card and the police officer apologizes for stopping Gatsby hinting that Gatsby has corrupt ties in the city. Nick later on in chapter 4 also meets Wolfstein one of Gatsby's friends who is accused of fixing the 1919 world series hinting furthermore that Gatsby wealth isn't legit as it seem to be. These Nick is present when he see the love the flow between Gatsby and Daisy, he observes the affair between Myrtle and Tom in chapter 2 and he sees through Gatsby shiny exterior and the see his ill gotten gains. These few examples show that these powerful character almost treat Nick as if he is not there as if he is a ghost and Nick does not expose these secrets and flaws, thus making him a ghost with many secrets. In the end Nick Carraway served various roles from a loyal friend to narrator to one who held many secrets. Nick Carraway helped give the reader a glimpse of one who tried to achieve the American dream but ultimately failed to do so because of flaws in themselves and