Gatsby and Nick are both somewhat detached from their surroundings. Compare and contrast this sense of detachment. How are they similar and/or different in this respect?
Nick is the kind of character that just takes life as it comes. He doesn't voluntarily enter a situation or even voluntarily leave a situation either. When he is given an opportunity, he usually takes it. Nick is usually detached from the surrounding he is in. He seems as if he would be a really akward type of person. Gatsby is the kind of character that knows his purpose in life and wants to pursue it. Although he has an opposite personality of Nick, he too is detached from his surrounding. Gatsby is trying to pursue the woman that he loves and because of this he has an elaborate life style and all he wants is more to try and get her. He is detached in a sense that the only reason he has this elaborate life style is because of possibly impressing Daisy the day that he sees her. When Nick is with Gatsby and spending time with him, he is very detached from the environment that he's used too and knows so well. Nick is detached from the "rich" lifestyle that Gatsby lives and tries to get Nick to join in on.
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