Part one of term paper
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 he acts (Donaldson 132). Nick thinks Gatsby i ...

Part two of term paper
... person. “He hurried the phrase ‘educated at Oxford,’ or swallowed it or choked on it as though it had bothered him before. And with this doubt his whole statement fell to pieces and I wondered if there wasn’t something a little sinister about him after all.” (69) Part of Nick wants to believe 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 ...