The Great Gatsby
Brittany Patterson
Period 5
English 3
Influence
Being influenced can sometimes be an accident. To where everything around you is one big drama problem. In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick being the narrator, “accidently” gets influenced to join a love circle, but the thing is that nothing actually involves real love. Just for money and all the luxuries they each have. Nick still seems to see himself as a good Midwestern boy with high standards for everyone he meets, including himself, and prides himself on maintaining his standards, even in the corrupt, he is successful. Nick calls himself "one of the few honest people that I have ever known", but that doesn't mean he's very nice either. Nick does like Gatsby and admires him very much, not because Gatsby is rich or has a lot of possessions, but because Gatsby is a man with a quest, a vision. Gatsby is seen as a holy grail. Daisy, the beloved object Gatsby seeks, loveliness and love itself, tied up with money, with great wealth that makes the beautiful possible.
Nick being influenced into this “love circle” was his only way of saying to Gatsby that he might be better for his cousin Daisy. Nick admires Gatsby’s romanticism. Nick being a realist, wants to be as daring as Gatsby. "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." Nick said this saying that rich people are only here as a luxury. They only show off. Gatsby had many luxuries, but he was different and stood out to Nick, only making himself reeled into this drama. This whole influence made him forget about himself. He was so caught up into this so much that he forgot about his 30th birthday and what is really going on with his real life. Nick is a honest person and wasn't self aware that he should have maybe stepped away from all this, but was just so interested about Gatsby. After so much going on, he finally remembers it
Period 5
English 3
Influence
Being influenced can sometimes be an accident. To where everything around you is one big drama problem. In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick being the narrator, “accidently” gets influenced to join a love circle, but the thing is that nothing actually involves real love. Just for money and all the luxuries they each have. Nick still seems to see himself as a good Midwestern boy with high standards for everyone he meets, including himself, and prides himself on maintaining his standards, even in the corrupt, he is successful. Nick calls himself "one of the few honest people that I have ever known", but that doesn't mean he's very nice either. Nick does like Gatsby and admires him very much, not because Gatsby is rich or has a lot of possessions, but because Gatsby is a man with a quest, a vision. Gatsby is seen as a holy grail. Daisy, the beloved object Gatsby seeks, loveliness and love itself, tied up with money, with great wealth that makes the beautiful possible.
Nick being influenced into this “love circle” was his only way of saying to Gatsby that he might be better for his cousin Daisy. Nick admires Gatsby’s romanticism. Nick being a realist, wants to be as daring as Gatsby. "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." Nick said this saying that rich people are only here as a luxury. They only show off. Gatsby had many luxuries, but he was different and stood out to Nick, only making himself reeled into this drama. This whole influence made him forget about himself. He was so caught up into this so much that he forgot about his 30th birthday and what is really going on with his real life. Nick is a honest person and wasn't self aware that he should have maybe stepped away from all this, but was just so interested about Gatsby. After so much going on, he finally remembers it