The Great Gatsby The protagonist in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is Jay Gatsby. He is the one that gives the name to the book. The central character is Mr. Gatsby. However, Nick Carraway opens the novel as the narrator. He is involved in all events throughout the novel, yet he does not play in a significant role. Gatsby is a wealthy New Yorker who is known for his extravagant parties that he …showed first 75 words of 2120 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2120 total…and not just any man then her whole life would have been different. It is the same for Tom, if he had been loyal to his wife then things would have been different. I think that Nick Carraway is my favorite character. I thought it was neat how he stays neutral throughout the whole novel. Nick is suspicious of Gatsby at first but at the end of the novel, Gatsby was the only reasonable character.