Nick Carraway as the Moral Compass in The Great Gatsby Essay

literary critics often face the question of morality in each character or rather which character is the moral compass of a novel? By definition the term moral compass is used to describe someone who has a great ability to judge what is right and wrong and act accordingly. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the narrator, Nick Carraway, is often one who could be named the moral compass because he is a honorable and virtuous man and often shows his good character in the novel. Through his thoughts and interactions with his friends, Nick Carraway proves that he…

The Great Gatsby has been hailed as one of the classic American novels and has been regarded as such due to F. Scott Fitzgerald's strong grasp of language and writing. Despite being veiled in the pomp and glamour of the Roaring Twenties, the novel explores darker themes such as corruption and morality. Over the course of The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald develops the intertwined themes of decay and corruption through the use of literary devices in his descriptions of the valley of ashes, the voice of…

Fitzgerald was a nerd with weird hair. In 1924, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby while he was in France. In 1925 the book was published, but it did not become the picture of the ‘Roaring Twenties’ until ten to twenty years after his passing (Fitzgerald, 1995). The Great Gatsby is a reflection on the American Dream and how it differs for each individual. It showcases the good and the bad and reveals what some people will do to achieve it. The American Dream is essentially the hope many…

Seemingly, The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a lovely story that details the strange relationship between Jay Gatsby, a lonely, but ambitious gentleman, and the opportunist, Daisy Buchanan. However, the book is narrated by Nick Carraway, a recent Yale graduate and an “honest” man who reveals the harsh reality of the 1920s, when the book takes place. He has recently moved to New York and lives next door to Gatsby, and upon attending one of his extravagant parties, Nick learns…

Similar to all tragic heroes, their existence served a great purpose in affecting the lives of others. Nick Carraway, the narrator of the novel and one of Gatsby’s only friends, was greatly affected by Gatsby. Nick was always one who kept to himself and he admitted “I’m inclined to reserve all judgements” (1). Despite witnessing immoral behaviour in others close to him, he did not speak out. Rather than speaking out against the man who cheated on his cousin Daisy, he visited the woman he had an…

Shrestha Ms. Boyle American Literature 24 March 2017 White A tale of a tragic love story that reflects on the nature of the American Dream – The Great Gatsby is one of author F. Scott Fitzgerald's few novels. Yet it is one filled with allusions and ideas that ring true in society today. The plot of the Great Gatsby takes place after the end of World War I in 1920s New York, a time filled with jazz, glamour, and partying. Nick Carraway, previously a writer, is tired of his life in the Midwest and…

immigrants coming to the United States from eastern European countries struggled to earn enough money to support their next meal, let alone a place to sleep. Two authors have captured this phenomenon in their novels about the pursuit about the American Dream. These authors; F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of the The Great Gatsby and Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle show very different versions of America in…