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A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares the characters of Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway from F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece The Great Gatsby. The writer argues that it is through Nick's perspective that Fitzgerald is able to dramatize this basic decency in Gatsby and show that this is a common feature of both men. Furthermore, Fitzgerald accomplishes the additional purpose, through the juxtaposition of these two characters, of contributing to the building his basic theme, which refers to the decline in cultural mores that Fitzgerald felt was occurring in the America of the 1920s. No additional sources cited.
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this is true of Jay Gatsby, his protagonist, and Nick Carraway, his narrator. While these two characters are very different, they also share the feature that--underneath his glamorous facade--Jay is
a decent man, as is Nick. It is through Nicks perspective that Fitzgerald is able to dramatize this basic decency in Gatsby and show that this is a common feature
of both men. Furthermore, Fitzgerald accomplishes the additional purpose, through the juxtaposition of these two characters, of contributing to the building his basic theme, which refers to the
decline in cultural mores that Fitzgerald felt was occurring in the America of the 1920s. Jay Gatsby epitomizes this theme, as he has seemingly embraced materialism. However, Gatsbys wealth
is merely a means to an end, which is obtain the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. His enigmatic behavior and opulent lifestyle are designed to impress Daisy and bring her back into
his life. However, as the novel progresses, Fitzgerald deconstructs Gatsbys facade, via Nicks narration, as more of more of his history unfolds slowly, like pealing an onion. Nick, at first
glance, seems like the antithesis of Jay Gatsby, who is passionate and active, as he is sober, contemplative and a good listener. Like most of his generation, Nick has disdain
for traditional values and is attracted to the fast-life epitomized by Jay. Nick comes to understand that Gatsby, rather than the being synonymous with the "roaring twenties," in his
worldview, looks back to an older and more humane American culture, which is ironic because, Nick, at least initially, expresses "unaffected scorn" for this perceptive (Fitzgerald 20. In referring to
Jays ultimate fate, Carraway comments that "Gatsby turned out right at the end: it is what preyed on Gatsby" that provided the foundation for what would become Nicks disillusionment with
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