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Why do you think Nick Carraway is so attached to Jay Gatsby? Is it just admiration and true friendship or something else?
Eva I found Nick and Gatsby to both be lonesome characters. Sure, Gatsby knew plenty of people but he didn't necesarrily have anyone. Although Nick didn't…moreI found Nick and Gatsby to both be lonesome characters. Sure, Gatsby knew plenty of people but he didn't necesarrily have anyone. Although Nick didn't have any "ex-lover" we know of and nothing was really said about him having any family or any friends, he was pretty much alone too living in a small house next to Gatsby's mansion. I didn't find Nick's attachment to Gatby admiration, only because throughout the novel he had judged Gatby's actions and obsession with Daisy. I found Nick's attachment to Gatby possibly a result of Nick feeling as if they can both relate to that feeling of lonlieness. But, througout the novel, Nick was a very nosey character, which can also add to his reasoning for why he was attached to Gatsby. He was nosey for his way of living, actions, and money. (less)
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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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