1. Who is the narrator? Describe his perspective, biases, character traits, etc.
Nick Carraway. He says he's not judgmental and seems unbiased, but sometimes I feel like he's contradicting himself. Like when his friend hadn't heard of the bonds he was working in, he said it annoyed him in the narration. If he was nonjudgmental, he would have been more like, "I expected this to happen" or something. Other than that, he seems like an experienced man who isn't comfortable on an awkward subject--he's always trying to change the subject or lighten things up when things get tense.
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 telling the story from the point of view of a character not quite involved in the situation other than knowing all of the people involved. Other than that, I'd think that he does nothing to interfere. Not only that, he's pointed out that he's an unbiased person.
By telling the story from the point of view of a character not quite involved in the situation other than knowing all of the people involved. Other than that, I'd think that he does nothing to interfere. Not only that, he's pointed out that he's an unbiased person.
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