Did Fitzgerald Choose Nick To Be The Narrator In The Great Gatsby

The first question I am answering is, “Why do you think Fitzgerald chose Nick to be the narrator? How does his point of view impact the story?” I think that Fitzgerald chose Nick because of his neutrality. If he had chosen Tom, we would only really have his perspective and how he hated Gatsby. If Fitzgerald had chosen Gatsby to be the narrator, we would only really have his perspective and how he hated Tom and wanted Daisy. Nick, for the most part, had some sort of a relationship with each of the characters. Daisy was his cousin, so he had a relationship with her, Gatsby was his neighbor, so he had a relationship with him too. Tom was married to Daisy, so he had a relationship with him because of his relationship with Daisy. He had some sort

The reader supports the narrator. Nick was not part of the main conflict between Tom and Gatsby, so that gives us a side view of the argument, rather than only knowing one side of it and taking that side. Here is a quote from when they were about to have an argument. “She had told him that she loved him, and Tom Buchanan saw. He was astounded.” Tom saw and heard his wife tell another man that she loved him, right in front of him. If the narrator were Tom in that situation, all we would hear is hate and how much he hated Gatsby at that moment, and we would take Tom’s side because he would’ve been the narrator. Another example is when Gatsby told Tom that Daisy’s never loved him. “‘Your wife doesn’t love you,’ said Gatsby. ‘She’s never loved you. She loves me.’” If Gatsby were the narrator in this scene, all we would be reading about is how Gatsby hated Tom and how Daisy never loved Tom. We wouldn’t get to see both points of view and we would take Gatsby’s side because he would be the narrator. Overall, I think that Fitzgerald chose Nick to be the narrator, because of his neutrality in each relationship in the

Explain the symbolism.” I think that the green light represents many things. The color green can represent money, envy, life, and other things. Lights can symbolize hope and positivity. They can show a way to move forward when you’re in the dark. Therefore, when I put those two things together to get a green light, I think that a green light can represent hope and moving forward, but there’s some envy and money involved with it. Which is exactly what happened in The Great Gatsby. I’m going to use the same quote as I used in the second question, plus a little bit more. “He stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward — and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock.” You can infer that Gatsby was reaching toward this green light that we later figure out is on the end of Daisy’s dock. Gatsby still loved Daisy and had hope and wanted to move forward and be with Daisy. The only problem is that Tom was there. He envied Tom and his relationship with Daisy. He wanted to be in his place. Also, in order to do that, he needed money. All of Gatsby’s intents matched up with what the green light symbolized. “‘If it wasn’t for the mist we could see your home across the bay,’ said Gatsby. ‘You always have a green light that burns all