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Marielle Hartmann
Lit. AP Per. 10
Gatsby essay

F. Scott Fitzgerald held a mirror up to his readers in his highly symbolic novel on 1920s America, The Great Gatsby. He portrayed the 1920s as an era of decayed social and moral values, evidenced in its cynicism, greed, and empty pursuit of pleasure. On the surface, The Great Gatsby was a story of the thwarted love between a man and a woman, that of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway recounted his memoirs during the summer he spent with Gatsby and served as the narrator of the novel. Despite the title's bearing of Gatsby's name, Nick was ultimately the most significant character within the narrative. The character of Nick Carraway was more important than the character of Jay Gatsby because he was the connection between the main characters, expressed Fitzgerald's view on the American dream, and served as a stark contrast to the other characters.

Honest, tolerant, and inclined to reserve judgment, Nick often......

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