Great Gatsby Essay

In the beginning of Fitzgeralds The colossal Gatsby, Nick doesnt care too much for Gatsby, tho later Nick begins to manage Gatsby, and by the end, Nick and Gatsby become best friends. It is sort of weird how their relationship develops, and the reason it develops. Nick and Gatsby seem to be two totally different people, but I guess opposites attract. In the beginning of Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, Nick doesnt care too much for Gatsby. Nick thinks that Gatsby is kind of odd, and mysterious. For example, on varlet 20, Nick says he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be al wizard.That is kind of weird because if he wanted to be alone, why does he throw huge parties. Also Gatsby was just standing there with his arm extended looking at a light, if that isnt weird than what is. This one encounter does not drive Nick away from getting to know Gatsby. Later in Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, Nick begins to like Gatsby. Later on when Nick meets Gatsby at a party he describes hi s smile. The way Nick described it was not normal he said It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life.(48) You dont describe a smile that way unless you like that person, he could have just said he had a nice smile. After that Gatsby and Nick talked a lot more(prenominal) and hung out a lot more after that party, I guess you could say this was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. By the end of Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, Nick and Gatsby became best friends. Towards the end Nick and Gatsby were always together. They went to lunch together, rode in Gatsbys hydroplane together, and went to the city together.Nick liked Gatsby so much he said Theyre a rotten crowd, I shouted across the lawn. Youre worth the whole damn bunch put together. (154) Nick also tells Gatsbys father that We were close friends. (168) after Gatsby had died. At Gatsbys funeral no one was their but Nick this showed that Gats by had no other friends except for Nick. Even though Nick doesnt seem to like Gatsby at the beginning the two of them end up as best friends. Even after Gatsby lies to Nick and therefore confesses the truth Nick was still friends with Gatsby.