"The Great Gatsby" my opinion!

As I was reading "The Great Gatsby" written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, I continuously felt the strong admiration Nick has towards Gatsby. Now, why's that? Most readers would probably explain it with Nick simply being attracted by Gatsby's superiority. Therefore, he would admire the fact that Gatsby has achieved great success which Nick seeks throughout his adult life. Thus, Nick values their relationship as his bit of success.

Now, my opinion is much simpler. I view it as Carraway craving to end his loneliness when he first moves to West Egg village. His first interactions there are with Daisy and Tom Buchanan when he is invited to lunch at their place and there he meets Jordan. But later on, Gatsby invites him and chooses to get to know him. I also think that Gatsby unempathetically uses Nick to get closer to Daisy, but sadly Nick was blinded by his admiration. It is also obvious to me that Nick felt proud of himself, and wanted to know that Gatsby - which he idolizes in a sense - was grateful towards him.

"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then but that's no matter - tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther."

The quote above shows the amount of experience Nick has gained from his relationship with Gatsby and from living in such a surreal environment. It also shows that he has hope for his future, notably without Gatsby. Or maybe, just maybe his admiration simply came from gratitude.

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