Narration is an important method in the great gatsby by f. Scott fitzgerald as nick carroway, the narrator, is only a spectator of the events that unfold. Nick is only a secondary character in the novel and this allows for an unusual, removed perception of events. Also because nick is narrating the novel a whole two years after the events took place we also witness the benefits of his hindsight and his knowing of the outcome. F. Scott fitzgerald uses several techniques through nick and his style of narration to help improve our understanding of the novel. These techniques are characterization, setting and the themes of the novel.
The novel begins with nick carroway going for dinner at the buchanan 's house in, east egg, with tom buchanan and …show more content…
Scott fitzgerald uses the unique narrative view to show how nick progresses as a person through the events of the novel. At the beginning of the novel nick tells us that he will be a good narrator as he has learned to not judge people too quickly, "i am inclined to reserve judgement". This quote from nick shows that he feels as though he is a reliable narrator and that everyone deserves a chance before they are too harshly judged. Fitzgerald uses his opinion on this to show that before the events of the novel nick seemed open minded and excited about the new possibilities. However, after the events of the novel take place nick seems a lot more cynical about the people who live these kind of rich lifestyles and care about no-one but themselves. Nick shows this when he says, "after boasting this way of my tolerance, i come to the admission that it has a limit." This clearly shows that the events of the novel have changed nick as a person and that he is now much more likely to judge someone who lives a more privileged and care-free lifestyle. The way that fitzgerald uses the narrative stance so that nick is saying these things in hindsight helps us to understand that it wasn 't something he just felt out of anger at the time but something he still feels strongly about even two years later and will most likely continue to feel strong about for the rest of his
The novel begins with nick carroway going for dinner at the buchanan 's house in, east egg, with tom buchanan and …show more content…
Scott fitzgerald uses the unique narrative view to show how nick progresses as a person through the events of the novel. At the beginning of the novel nick tells us that he will be a good narrator as he has learned to not judge people too quickly, "i am inclined to reserve judgement". This quote from nick shows that he feels as though he is a reliable narrator and that everyone deserves a chance before they are too harshly judged. Fitzgerald uses his opinion on this to show that before the events of the novel nick seemed open minded and excited about the new possibilities. However, after the events of the novel take place nick seems a lot more cynical about the people who live these kind of rich lifestyles and care about no-one but themselves. Nick shows this when he says, "after boasting this way of my tolerance, i come to the admission that it has a limit." This clearly shows that the events of the novel have changed nick as a person and that he is now much more likely to judge someone who lives a more privileged and care-free lifestyle. The way that fitzgerald uses the narrative stance so that nick is saying these things in hindsight helps us to understand that it wasn 't something he just felt out of anger at the time but something he still feels strongly about even two years later and will most likely continue to feel strong about for the rest of his