BLOG #20; The Great Gatsby

The narrator is Nick Carraway. His perspective in the book is like the fly on the wall. He is pretty much following around Tom and narrating what goes on with them [so far]. He's a laid back person that doesn't like when someone's scandalous or treacherous (like Tom acts and like how Myrtle acts). Hes weird, but doesn't like to be rude and judge people without rightfully knowing them. 

2. What do you think F. Scott Fiitzgerald accomplishes by chooses this specific narrator versus another choice, such as a different character or 3rd person?

 

By choosing Nick as the narrator, there's more of a story. From anyone elses point of view, the story would be twisted. Since he isn't really doing anything, there's nthing to critique or say about himself. And he seems to be everywhere the action is, so when he tells the story, he doesn't really have to lie about himself or the situation, because it didn't really involve him. Idk how to explain it, but like... he was like the fly on the wall watching and recording everything down. Tom wouldv'e acted like he was the good boy, Myrtle would've been the same, Gatsby wasn't there, etc.