Why Is The Great Gatsby Good

Nick

Gatsby was not a true hero, he was nothing but a sidekick for Nick. Although Gatsby was seen as a knight in shining armor through the eyes of many readers, Nick was seen as the hero.

While Gatsby is a good person because he did things that Nick never could, Nick is the only character who is truly morally good. He closes many open doors for himself to avoid schemes and conflict with others, he is a good listener and therefore is told a lot of secrets, unlike gatsby’s infinitesimal mind, and is a very open-minded person and likes to try new things. From this information, many novel readers believe that Gatsby may not have been all that it. I personally agree with this statement because Nick has always shown that he is a very honest and sincere

Being morally good is essential to have self-respect and being able to respect others.

Having respect is also a component of being happy. In the novel we see Nick Carraway refusing good money opportunities to help the community just for the sake of helping. For example: When Gatsby was willing to pay Nick for inviting Daisy over, Nick got offended and refused the money because he wanted to invite Daisy over and help out a friend. “Well, this would interest you. It wouldn’t take up much of your time and you might pick up a nice bit of money.” said gatsby ” I had no choice except to cut him off there.” implied Nick. Nick cut off Gatsby because he was offended that his friendship wasn’t enough to be able to help

Gatsby for free. Nick also gave the impression that he felt as though their relationship was not genuine and would have felt cheap if he accepted the money.

Being a good listener is a result of being raised humbly. He also can extemporize his humbleness towards others. In college, we were told that Nick was told a lot of secrets because he was a good listener. Even as a child Nick always listened and comprehended things that he was told. The reason is that his father would tell him to be cautious about

“In my younger and more vulnerable years, my father gave me some advice that

I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” this tells us that Nick’s father is a very humble person and that his humbleness has been passed down to Nick. from this passage we can also take in that maybe Nicks dad has learned some life lessons and has taken this passage away from tough moments in life. Aside from being a good listener, Nick is a very judgemental person. I think that quite a bit of the story is affected by his judgment because he pasquinades honorably, which makes the other characters rethink their decisions sometimes.

Nick being open-minded has given him a lot of party opportunities that he probably wouldn’t have experienced if he was closed-minded because he wouldn’t even take it into consideration and just stick to what he does all the time. I enjoy that Nick is very open-minded because he makes some very interesting scenes in the book that was enjoyable like when they were partying and drinking in the apartment with all the girls.