The Great Gatsby (Chapter 4 & 5)

Ashlynn McNamara

Characterization

The most interesting and the most important character I thought was Nick. Nick had major dialogue because he tells the readers information about all of the characters mentioned in the book. The book is told in his point of view, so everything he sees and finds out is told to the readers in first person. Such things as when people said; "i think he killed a man once" (Jordan.49). We would never have heard of this or known of this about Gatsby if it was not told in the book. His actions are minor because he does not do much. Fitzgerald description of Nick is a quiet, poor man who lives alone on West Egg in a little house. The other characters reactions are that they think good of him. They all believe he is a good man, he is liked by everyone. Nick is the kind of person who listens to what people have to say and if its personal, then he does not tell it. Nick is a flat character because at the beginning of the book, Nick was a quiet, lonely man who lived in a  house alone. throughout the book, Nick becomes more involved with people by attending Gatsby's parties, meeting new people and going to New York with Tom to meet his mistress and many other people. Nick is also a dynamic character because he changes a lot throughout the book by making new friends and going to parties.