The Great Gatsby The novel "Great Gatsby" can be described as a series of events as seen through the eyes of a central figure around which the story takes place. This novel represents a materialistic society where success is equated with wealth and where the American dream is an object of desire for all people who wish to live a better life. Nick Carraway plays the vital role of the narrator, but in spite of …showed first 75 words of 631 total…

…showed last 75 words of 631 total…Jordan Baker and Daisy as dresses. This white colour gave the women innocent naïve appearances on the outside, but covered the real truth inside. I feel that using Nick as a narrator along with an observer/participant was sensible as it gave the book realism and greater depth. This allowed readers to look through the eyes of a character that had seen the corrupt and untrue lives that the other characters had been living.