How great is the Great Gatsby?

Gatsby's 'greatness'is a matter that demands our attention. Inescapably, it is caught up in the narration of his story and
that narration is entirley through the voice of Nick Carraway. It is, after all, Nick who makes Jay Gatsby into the
'Great Gatsby'. Why is Nick so drawn to teh man who is his neighbour? What drives a solid Mid-westerner, with apparantly
old fashioned values, to write a lyrical account of a man tragically obsessed with a youthful love affair? It may be because
of the American Dream that draws Nick towrads Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald believes teher to be two variant definitions of the
American Dream. The first is an idealised version which preserves the sense of wonder, and of limitless possi...