Snooze In The Great Gatsby

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There are always certain groups in every high school that seem to stand out, the popular one, the wannabe, the nerd and the sleepy one. The popular one tends to always have someone to talk to in the hallways and has a full weekend planned. The wannabe is in the sought-after group, but never talks much and just seems to laugh along with the groovy kids because they are afraid to be rejected by these people. The nerd is always studying and never has time to do anything else but study. The sleepy one doesn’t do very well in class because... they are always taking a snooze. The only thing these people have in common is one thing, they all are in school and live in the same society. Naturally, you see all of these same people as you do in school …show more content…

Nick is Gatsby's neighbor who apparently lives in a “small eyesore” of a house (5). His neighbors are so flamboyant that he has to write about them and as “one of the few honest people that {he has} even known” we can totally trust him… He comes from a generally rich background and knows the right people. The introductions of Tom and Daisy Buchanan is a prime example of that. He tells us that “Daisy was my second cousin once removed and I’d known Tom in college”(5). From his extensive connections, Nick also seemed to have an odd obsession with the green light worshiper. When introducing the magnificent and magical Jay Gatsby, he identifies him as the following; “ If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life…” (2). Living in a dump would be considered in the hood or literally in a trash can, but with a bunch of mansions but living with mansions as neighbors is not a dump. This frequent liar seems to have friends in high places which could give him advantages to being like Gatsby, but his flagrant obsession with this mystery man hinders him from being wanted by everyone and leaves him as a bystander. He hangs out with all the popular people, goes to all the cool parties and is in ‘the know’ but never seems to be seen. Nick is always there, but he seems to disappear into the background and lets Gatsby and the others shine. His spectator quality won’t let him be as great of an entertainer as the man who worships the green light, he will forever be seen but not

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