American Literature / Unit 15 AML 1406 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Nick Carraway as Narrator
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The idea
Nick is a bond salesman from the Midwest who rents the cottage next door, claims to be one of the few honest people he has known, and both judges and admires Gatsby. Everything reaches the reader through him, including the parts he did not see.
In practice
An onlooker who claims to be honest.
Where people slip
His reliability is part of the book's argument.
Your place on the trail
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