Blog Entry #11
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby grow
to be good friends and trusting of each other. In chapter seven, however, the
real Gatsby is revealed and it shows that Nick and Gatsby are opposites. The
truth caused both Daisy and Nick to lose faith in Gatsby. When Nick found out
the truth, he became very angry with Gatsby. “I disliked him so much by this
time that I didn’t find it necessary to tell him he was wrong,” (Fitzgerald,
143). Nick is honest and values happiness and self-worth over money. He follows
the rules and always does what is morally right. While Nick is quiet and
reserved, Gatsby is social and confident. Gatsby is full of ambition and dreams
that blind him from reality. This causes him to be dishonest with Daisy and
Nick. Also, his ambition to be wealthy causes him to get involved with
bootlegging. Gatsby’s wealth, ambition, and dishonesty makes him appear to be
the antithesis of Nick.
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