Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Blog #20 Beginning the Great Gatsby


1. Who is the narrator? Describe his perspective, biases, character traits, etc.
The narrator is the character Nick and he's a character that does his own thing and doesnt neccesarily involve himself in other people's lives. He lives a lonely life but is successful in what he does. He hasn't really shared any of his opinions on certain topics.. for example what they were talking about at dinner when he went to Daisy's. Nick didn't really talk about what he thought about the controversial topics. 

2. What do you think F. Scott Fiitzgerald accomplishes by chooses this specific narrator versus another choice, such as a different character or 3rd person?
Because the narration is in the first person point of view, we are able to read what the character is thinking about everything. I think that he is a good character that the author chose because his mind isn't filled with a bunch of controversial topics and for the most part he sounds as if he's a very simple person.

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