The Ambivalent Relationship Of Nick And Gatsby
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The story of The Great Gatsby as told through Nick Carraway is one
of love, hatred, scandals, lies, and cover-ups. With Nick as the narrator,
readers get a biased look at the characters, through Nick’s judgmental
descriptions. His hatred for mankind is evident in what he says, thinks,
and how ....
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.... in Gatsby and the other
part ridicules him. In one sentence Carraway can simultaneously praise
Gatsby and belittle him. Such as when he describes Gatsby’s attire as a “
gorgeous pink rag of a suit...” (162) Nick is constantly putting Gatsby
down in his mind. “Gatsby who represented everything for which I have an
unaffected scorn.” (6)
Carraway is curious about Gatsby, he can’t quite figure out whether
or not Gatsby is lying because Gatsby resists classification (Donaldson134).
Ni ....
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