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Essentially, over the course of the entire novel, we observe from Nick's prospective the brief romances of long lost lovers, death and unexpected tragedy, and the spectacular meaningless of material possession. Nick serves as an objective narrator to the novel and guides the reader through his line of thought when it comes to each of the characters, however still leaving plenty of room for indirect analysis.

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"There was music from my neighbor's house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whispering and he champagne and the stars. At high tide in the afternoon I watched his guests diving from the tower of his raft, or taking the sun on the hot sand of his beach while his motor-boats slid the waters of the sound, drawing aquaplanes over cataracts of foam. On week-ends his rolls Royce became an omnibus bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight." (Fitzgerald 31)

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'If there's anything you want, just ask for it old sport' - Jay Gatsby

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There are two different iterations of F. Scott. Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The first of the two films was made in the 1970's while the more recent film was released in 2013. Each film seems to encapsulate the over all themes of materialism, deception, and intrinsic worthlessness of aristocratic wealth however they also seem to miss out on much of the core identity of the beloved novel.

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The Great Gatsby (1/9) Movie CLIP - What Gatsby? (1974) HD

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The Great Gatsby movie clips: http://j.mp/1J9I0J5 BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/vh2kYk Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Nick (Sam Waterston) reunites with his cousin Daisy (Mia Farrow) and meets her husband, Tom (Bruce Dern), and friend, Jordan (Lois Chiles). FILM DESCRIPTION: This third film version of F.

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The theme of judgement and morality is recurring throughout the entire novel. The eyes of Dr. TJ eckleburg is positioned viewing over the valley of ashes where the people life in poverty. The degrading integrity of american morality during this time period is constantly reinforces throughout the novel.

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During this time period, the 18th amendment which prohibited alcohol was starting to be enforced by the federal government. This heavily influences the progression of the plot and its characters. "I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up a bit to sit in a library." (Fitzgerald 50)

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"But above the the grey land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endless over it you perceive, after a moment, The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic- their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face but, instead from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles. (Fitzgerald 27)

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Over the course of the entire novel,  we perceive nick's journey as he attempts to understand the strange world that he has found himself in. He is thrusted into the 1920's long island aristocracy and wild materialsm. being from the midwest, he has to navigate and figure the world out for himself.

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"I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a sort of moral attention forever; I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into the human hear. (Fitzgerald 6)"

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From the start of the novel,  Nick Carraway demonstrates that he is both reasonable, as well as respectful. The quote shown to the left perfectly encapsulates his reserved nature in his judgement of others.

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At the start of the novel, Nick is introduced as a stereotypical mold of a human man. He was brought on Midwestern values and has had an exceedingly normal and average life. Because the novel is told from the singular and narrow prospective of our narrator, Nicks true motivations and personality traits can only be inferred from his thoughts, actions, and outside descriptions.

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"Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, he told me, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."

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"My family have been prominent, well to do people in this Midwestern city for three generations. The caraways are something of a clan and we have a tradition that we're descended from the Dukes of Buccleuch." (Fitzgerald 7)