The Great Gatsby Point Of View Analysis

The Views of Nick Carraway F. Scott Fitzgerald writes his novel The Great Gatsby through the point of view of Nick Carraway, a young adult who finds himself in New York City after serving in the war for many years. His point of view changes throughout the story significantly, but it changes especially about Jay Gatsby, his neighbor. Gatsby is a mystery to all, but Nick becomes intrigued as he is introduced to the rumors about him. At first, there is a major confusion about who Gatsby truly is and what he has done in his past lifetime. Their relationship evolves and deepens as Nick helps Daisy and Gatsby. Nick gets to know Gatsby on more of a personal level and becomes an insider of his life, which helps him have a more in-depth understanding of Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is a mystery to anyone that encounters him, but as Nick becomes involved in his life with Daisy, then he becomes an insider where Gatsby is not as much of a mystery to Nick anymore. The mystery and rumors surrounding Gatsby lead Nick to view him in a negative way. Before Nick ever has the opportunity to meet his party-obsessed neighbor,
Nick concludes the story with his final thoughts about Gatsby's life after he is murdered by connecting what he has learned about him: “He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it” (180). As Nick drives by Gatsby’s house during his last night in New York and reflects about Gatsby, Nick admires him for coming a long way in his life by becoming wealthy and successful in order to win Daisy over, but what his dream was never became true. After Daisy goes back to her husband, Tom, that is where his dream and goal die. He seems to realize that Gatsby is a completely different and better person than when he first met him. While Nick became an insider of Gatsby's life, he has become less of a mystery to