My interest in this book began after I went on a class trip to a college. My class went there to watch a play, which happened to be The Great Gatsby. When I watched the play, my interest was peaked. The plot and characters of The Great Gatsby made me want to read the book to compare and contrast. However, that didn’t happen until this summer reading assignment came up. While I was reading the book, I thought about how the only person that didn’t stand out to me at was the main character and narrator, Nick Carraway. Normally, when I read a book, I would notice that the main character would have a special trait or characteristic. However, when I read The Great Gatsby, I was surprised by how the main character didn’t stand out as much as some