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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a really good book that deals with many different issues with
its many different characters. A few of these characters share some characteristics while
they are completely different at the same time. In this essay I will show you the
similarities and differences in Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway.
First off the similarities. Although there are not many there is a few to be talked
about. Number one similarity between Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway is the location of
their establishment. Both Jay Gatsby and Nick Carrawy live in the same neighborhood,
West Egg. This is the least fashionable of the two but still a nice place to live. The other
neighborhood is East Egg and that is where all the rich people with their old money and
mansions lived. The West Egg is for the middle class. Although Jay Gatsby is not middle
class, he is not considered to live at East Egg because Jay Gatsby did not inherit his
parents money who inherited it from their parents, he worked for it. Another similarity
between Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway is they are both hardworking people in search of
the American Dream. Jay Gatsby has done a little better in his search than Nick Carraway,
but Jay Gatsby still has to work for his money. It was not handed to him like Tom
Buchanan had it handed to him. Jay Gatsby went to Oxford and then supposedly became
a bootlegger. This is part of how Jay Gatsby became so rich. Nick Carraway on the other
hand went into business and is just surviving. He is not rich, but with some more hard
work he is well on his way.
Now onto the differences. Jay Gatsby and his wealth is something that differs
from Nick Carraway. Jay Gatsby lives in a mansion where he has his servants that clean
and maintain his establishment. Nick Carraway on the...
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