了不起的蓋茨比人物分析——尼克

1、NickNickCharacter FitzgeraldsvoiceThe Great Gatsby begins with Nick, a poetic bond trader, recalling some advice from his father: “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the peoplein this world havent had the advantages youve had.”Nick changes profoundly over the course of

2、 the novel.Gatsys Neighbor,FriendDaisys NephewToms ClassmateJordans LoverIf Gatsby represents one part of Fitzgeralds personality, the flashy celebrity who pursued and glorified wealth in order to impress the woman he loved, then Nick represents another part: the quiet, reflective Midwesterner adrif

3、t in the lurid East.Nick travels to New York in 1922 to learn the bond business. He lives in the West Egg district of Long Island, next door to Gatsby. Nick is also Daisys cousin, which enables him to observe and assist the resurgent love affair between Daisy and Gatsby. As a result of his relations

4、hip to these two characters, Nick is the perfect choice to narrate the novel, which functions as a personal memoir of his experiences with Gatsby in the summer of 1922. Nick is also well suited to narrating The Great Gatsby because of his temperament. As he tells the reader in Chapter I, he is toler

5、ant, open-minded, quiet, and a good listener, and, as a result, others tend to talk to him and tell him their secrets. Gatsby, in particular, comes to trust him and treat him as a confidant. In fact, like with Fitzgerald , Nick also came from middle-class families, joined the army in a battle , and

6、retired to New York to develop. Nick fell in love with another rich girl- Daisy s friend Jordan, had amazed and pleased to enjoy the luxurious life in New York high society. With Gatsby s death , he clearly recognized the emptiness and depravity of human nature under the hedonistic lifestyle, but al

7、so realized Jordan was just another Daisy . In the end, Nick loudly shouted, Gatsby is great , everyone else added together can not match . The whole story , Nick hadalways maintained a calm and rational judgment , witness Gatsby s American Dream shattered , after presided the Gatsby s funeral, he finally understood the life of the eastern United Stateslike a beautiful bubble