A strong essay on how the Great Gatsby is affect by the way it is written in the third person.

The great Gatsby, a novel by F Scott Fitzgerald, is narrated through one of the characters in the text., The use of this perspective can greatly affect our reading of the text. The Great Gatsby is primarily a love story. The narrator, Nick Caraway, moves east where he is caught up in the dealings of those around him. His neighbor, Jay Gatsby, is trying to win the heart of Daisy, whop is married to Nick's …

…years ago. The process of which Gatsby gains his wealth is never mentioned directly in the novel;l, and we overlook the associations often completely. In conclusion, we can see that there would probably be a more fair view of the world of the novel if the novel was narrated in the third person. This would also allow us an insight into the thoughts of characters that we cannot gain as the novel stands now.