Data Bases • Custom Term Papers • Free Term Papers • Free Research Papers • Free Essays • Free Book Reports • Plagiarism? Links • Top 100 Term Paper Sites • Top 25 Essay Sites • Top 50 Essay Sites • Search 97,000 Papers @ DirectEssays.com • Search 101,000 Papers @ ExampleEssays.com • Search 90,000 Papers @ MegaEssays.com Free Essays • Term Paper Sites • Chuck III's Free Essays • Free College Essays • TermPaperSites.com • Free Essays • My Term Papers • Essay World • Planet Papers	Search Lots of Essays Back to Subjects - English Great Gatsby3 Great Gatsby3 In today’s society, many people like to follow the current. They want to catch the wave. Which means, it does not matter if things are good or bad, right or wrong, they just follow and do it without any thinking. Therefore, there are not too many people who are normal, thoughtful nor neutral. However, in the novel, The Great Gatsby, by Scott Fitzgerald, one of the characters name is Nick Carroway, he was the good and neutral narrator. It was because, in the novel, he analyzed all things with regard to accuracy of observation. In The Great Gatsby, when Mr. Gatsby told Nick he wanted to return the past over again with his lover- Daisy, Nick Carroway warned him to give it up, because it was impossible. Unfortunately, Mr. Gatsby did not believe it. So at the end, Mr. Gatsby's dream still had not came true because Daisy did not break up with Tom and go with him. It can be seen in the last chapter in the novel, when Gatsby was murdered, Daisy went someplace else with her husband, and did not go to Gatsby's funeral. I called up Daisy half and hour after we found him, called her instinctively and without hesitation. But she and Tom had gone away early that afternoon, and taken baggage with them. Therefore, Nick Carroway's analysis was right by these clear observations. However, Nick was a good narrator, he sees everything happen and does not trust everybody easily. So when the townspeople gossip about the latest rumor, he does not believe it is true. After he proves it, only then will he accept the truth. Moreover, when Nick went to Gatsby's party, there was a drunken lady telling everyone Gatsby killed a man before. Also, there is another lady that claimed Gatsby was a German spy: It is more that he was a German spy during the war. Nick heard it, but when he had a chance to have a lunch with Gatsby, he told Nick, he was an Oxford man and showed him that fought in World War One. Then Nick knew Gatsby was neither a German Spy nor a murderer. Furthermore, at the end of the novel, when Daisy drove Gatsby's car and killed Mrs. Wilson in a car accident, Nick's first thought was the Gatsby killed Mrs. Wilson. But after Gatsby told him all of the things at that moment, Nick realized that his first thought was wrong and then made his own conclusion. Therefore, Nick was a thoughtful man and was not afraid to face anything around him. By these facts, he had a clear mind and was reliable in his observations, therefore proving that Nick Carroway was a neutral and clear-minded narrator of the novel. In the novel, Nick was also a neutral narrator because he described everything clearly and accurately. He was trustful because he described everything without involving his own personal opinion. Throughout the whole story, he doesn’t defend any characters or put any of his feelings in his observations. That's why he is a character who strived for neutrality. On the other hand, when Mr. Gatsby tells Tom that Daisy will leave Tom because she doesn’t love him anymore, Nick’s tone is full of emotion. " I've got something to tell you, old sport- " began Gatsby. But Daisy guessed at his intention. " Please don't!" she interrupted helplessly." Please let's all go home. Why don't we all go home?" " That's a good idea." I got up. " Come on, Tom. " I want to know what Mr. Gatsby has to tell me." " Your wife doesn't love you," said Gatsby. "She's never loved you. She loves me." At that time, if Nick was not in a neutral position and had to help Gatsby or Tom. But, he did not join in the argument between Gatsby and Tom. He just put himself in a corner, kept quiet and watched everything else that happened in the fight. Therefore, we can see that Nick was a neutral man and a narrator who just cared for the truth of the matter. It is also clear that Nick was a trustful man, so, by his fair judgement, and his truthful and accurate observations, the reader was sure that Nick is in a neutral position, and a person who does not follow other people. And also because of his personality - does not believe easily everything that other people say. This shows that Nick can remain neutral in any situation because of his knowledge and cleverness. Bibliography: Word Count: 764
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