Sunday, December 12, 2010

~Nick and Jay~

In The Great Gatsby, Nick and Jay have an interesting relationship. They seem to fit well together, and yet, seem to almost hold things back. For instance, Jay has this persona that he puts on for everyone else that isn't "close" to him, but that mask falls away when he's with Nick. Then do we really see the real Jay Gatsby: a sad sort of a chap who is so in love with Daisy that is makes him sick to try to be around her. Nick appears to be the more 'mature' one, but we still don't seem to know much about him, or Jay for that matter, so we can't fully pass judgment on their actions just yet. But you also have to wonder if Jay is telling the truth or not, because he has the person he is to people, and then the person he is to Nick. Plus, you're not sure if what he told Nick was the actual truth, seeing as how Nick noticed when Jay rushed when he said he had gone to Oxford. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

1 comment:

  1. Hey Shiloh!!! yeah nick does seem to be the mature one a lot but i think he ends up learning a lot from gatsby... anyway ur very right about waiting to judge, the end is great and revealing of the characters...

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