... dream. The American Dream/ Wealth/ Dreams and Goals Many characters have the American dream in this novel such as Nick Carraway, the narrator throughout the novel, who moves to New York to become a bond salesman in hopes of making his own fortune. Nick is also arguably the most innocent among the main cast of characters usually not doing things that are wrong and ... ...
... cutting their hair short in bob hair style and wore loose dresses, different from the tight corsets of the Victorian style, they were described as more boyish and less feminine. Nick Carraway gives us the first impression on Jordan Baker as being the ideal model of a flapper when he describes her as a "slender, small-breasted girl, with an erect carriage, which ... is a shallow and careless woman. Further, Jordan is characterized by self-centeredness. This is shown clearly through her dishonesty and her indifferent behavior towards important matters. She consistently lies to Nick and tw...
