My thoughts on Nick Carraway...

1. i think that his status, whether newly aquired or not, is very important to him. This is apparant as he brings it up several times throughout the opening chapter.
"all the people in the world haven't had the advantages that you've had." and Carraway talking about his graduation from Yale is to me, a direct reference to that fact that because his family have money, they have more choices and ways to expand with life.

2. as Maud pointed out, the reliability of the narrator must be put to question. he opens by saying how he isn't judgemental at all, but then goes onto say "Gatsby turned out all right..." which shows that he obviously does judge people. I also think that the fact that his family are "new money" makes his perception of the world slightly warped.

3. he doesn't seem to show much emotion, is there a reason for this? i don't know.

My Essay Question.

To what extent does the character Hamlet conform to the conventions of a tragic hero?