The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
I like Nick Carraway. He's down to earth, humble. I would never usually give a character such a compliment as "down to earth", because generally, I don't find that very flattering. It's like by saying someone is "down to earth" you're calling them boring, simple, grounded in something so literal. There's not usually passion invested into these kind of people, but for some reason, I see Nick in a more positive light. He doesn't act entitled, like Lily Bart seemed to feel. He even puts a claim on his ignorance, especially in his "younger and more vulnerable years" when he admits to still having the advice his father gave him years ago turning in his head. His father said to him, "'Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,' he told me, 'just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.' (Fitzgerald, 1). I like that he is reserved, nonjudgmental, and seemingly simple. He in a way seems more like Seldon in The House of Mirth, and obviously completely the opposite of shallow-minded Lily Bart, who used her judgements as a reality for most people. This is already a drastically different book than The House of Mirth, and my God, GOOD.
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