The Great Gatsby
Chapters 1-5 Response Answer
- The quote delivered to the reader by Caraway could be viewed or rewritten in several ways which gives new profound knowledge, while still pertaining to the original message. Gatsby, through his own wild imagination, created a picture of Daisy that made her seem flawless and fit to his own ideals. Tragically, when it came down to realty, at some points of her visit, she did not match up to his expectations. Human imperfections breaks the barriers of faultless dreams. This new found quote takes the reader back to Earth, showing that your own desires are not always as grand as what they play out to be. Gatsby could have believed that the moment Daisy saw him, instantly, she'd be in love. But in realty, she fancied more towards his nice objects. Daisy sobbed, "They're such beautiful shirts."(Fitzgerald 92). Or "That huge place there?" she cried pointing (Fitzgerald 90). This quote is like comparing a book to the movie, you may adore the book and be excited for the movie, but the movie does not have everything exactly to your liking.
- Nick Caraway's narration is fairly beneficial to the reader's clear understanding of what is happening in the "drama" that takes place in West Egg. Caraway is both apart of the story and not at the same time. His role in the novel basically serves as the third person point of view. He is the book's unbiased character who sees both sides of the story. Caraway sees West Egg for what it is and East Egg for what it is as well. If the book was narrated in the perspective of another character, then the reader might be attached to that person and may not see the faults of that certain person. Caraway sees the doubts and promising attributes of the characters. For example, some people believe Gatsby to have killed a man(Fitzgerald 44) but he's profound enough to have real books in his library instead of cardboard(Fitzgerald 45). Also, Gatsby might seem a bit 'shady' for being acquaintances with a man like Meyer Wolfsheim, who fixed the World's Series in 1919 (Fitzgerald 73), when really he's just a love sick puppy who's head over heels for Daisy. Nick Caraway gives a fair insight to what takes place in West Egg.
