... key characters, namely Lennie Small in Of Mice and Men and Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby. The narrative perspective of the book dictates the word choice and diction that influences the reader's perception of the respective characters. In The Great Gatsby, Nick states at the start of the story that he is "inclined ... major character traits and thus it is crucial for the narrator to depict Lennie as such in his introduction. Unlike in The Great Gatsby, where the impression of Gatsby's character is constantly changing, the impression of Lennie's character remains relatively constant. When...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... himself and toward others, his morality, his help, and his unbiased, slow to judge qualities that make him one of the confidants of the novel, mainly to Gatsby. Nick is our guide, pathfinder, in The Great Gatsby as he relates the story as he sees it and from what others have told him. He strives at all times to be objective, his comments are ... facts of situations and their significance in the grand scheme of the closed structure Gatsby has created for himself. The role of Nick Carraway is so important to the book that the character of Jay Gatsby could not exist. His objectivity is rei...

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• Grade Level: High School

... move forward and to get over it. However, unlike ordinary life, the meaning of green is interpreted differently in F. Scott Fitzgerald's book The Great Gatsby. Here, the color green is evident throughout the entire novel. With the use of enchanting and mystifying language green is intertwined into ... literally cost him in the game of life. Furthermore, leaving him only dreams and the "green light" to guide him. As the "green light" continues to motivate Gatsby, it is not the only thing green in his life. The Sound, which is the lake, is also green and Nick ... of the new world," where ...

• Word Count: 1317
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School