. 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 other hand lives in a house that he

calls an eye sore which is stuck between two mansions. Nick Carraway s house is

maintained but not by servants and not as well as Jay Gatsby s mansion. Nick Carraway

also does not obtain the same social status as Jay Gatsby due to the fact that Nick

Carraway is not rich. Being rich gets Jay Gatsby alot of things like ladies, amusement, and

lots of nice cars. Nick Carraway doesn t even own a nice car. Jay Gatsby also enriches

his social status by throwing huge keggers at his mansion. Nick does not.

In conclusion Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway have some similarities and some

differences. Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway live in the same neighborhood of West Egg,

and they both are hardworking people chasing the American Dream. On the other hand

they are separated by wealth because Jay Gatsby is rich whereas Nick Carraway is middle

class, and they also obtain different social statuses