The Great Gatsby 2

Gatsby seems to be detached from his surroundings in the way that he doesn't really care what goes on around him. People whisper about him, they party at his house and he doesn't even know them, and he's very nonchalant about everything in general. I think that's because he only has one goal in mind--he wants to meet Daisy or have her come to his party or just talk to her. That's all he can think about, that's his motive for doing everything or anything--buying his house across the bay, having parties where anybody can attend, and befriending Daisy's past bridesmaid and cousin.

Nick is detached in the way that he acts as a neutral character in all of this. His only role is supposed to be that he knows all the characters involved in the situation, not that he's actually a part of it. He's nonchalant like Gatsby, as well as nonjudgmental--or at least, he claims to be. He also doesn't seem to care much about the characters because they're mostly strangers to him, and he doesn't care about his surroundings because he really could care less. I'd hate and neglect a shack of a home too (he describes it as an eyesore made of cardboard).