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AnalysisoftheRole“NickCarraway”inTheGreatGatsby【】Thispaperattemptstoconcentrateontheoften-neglectedcharacterNickinTheGreatGatsbyfromtheaspectofhisstructuralandthematicrolesinthenovel.Nickisconfrontedwiththestruggleoftwokindsofmoralvalues.HisattitudeisshiftedfromthetolerancefortherichandcontemptforGatsbytothecontemptfortherichandsympathyforGatsby.FitzgeraldmakesNicktoplaythesignificantroleamongallleadingactors，thelinkinthestructureandtherevealerofthetheme.IntroductionTheGreatGatsbyisthemasterpieceofScottF.Fitzgerald，thepublicationofwhichbroughtimmediatesuccessandfametotheauthor.NoonecandenythatNickplaysasignificantroleinthisgreatnovel，bothinthestructureandtheme.1.ThelinkinthestructureNick，aswellasFitzgerald，wasborninawealthyfamilyinthewesternofCentralAmerica.AftertheWWI，hecametoNewYorkforbondbusiness.Afterthearrival，hekeptintouchwithhiscousinDaisy，andherhusbandTom；atthesametime，occasionallywithhisneighborGatsby.That’stosay，hecontactedwithvariouscharactersofdifferentsocialclasses，whichconstitutestheuniqueandnon-substitutableroleinthenovel.Inthisnovel，heisbothinside，forheistheconnectionofallmajorcharacters，andimportantroleofthestoryandoutside，forhehasonlyindirectconnectionwiththeconflictsandparadoxes，anobjective，sensiblejudge.Asanoutsider，whoalsokeepsadistancewiththeBuchanansandGatsby，it’spossibleforhimtostandoutoftheeventandmakeacommentobjectively.Ontheotherhand，heisn’tanoutsidercompletely，whileheisanimportantparticipantinalleventsofthestory.HejoinsinthecarnivalofTomandhislover.HehelpsGatsbytocontactwithDaisyandcontributesintheirtogetherness.HeexperiencesthedrasticfightingbetweenTomandGatsbyandDaisydrivesunconsciouslywiththealcoholeffectandkillsTom’sloveronthescene.Attheendofthenovel，outofresponsibilityandconsciousness，NickdealswithGatsby’sfuneral.Forallofthese，Nick，asaparticipant，commentsfromtheethicandemotionalaspect.Heexpresseshisopiniontoeveryreaderhonestly，consideringthisit’sundoubtedlytosaythatNickplaysanindispensableroleintheconstructionofthisnovel.2.TherevealerofthethemeNickplayedasalinkinstructure，morethanthat，hisdoubleidentitymadehisjudgmentsonthemajorcharacterscomprehensiveandobjective.Hiscommentsconstitutedanindispensableeffectondevelopinganddeepeningthetheme.Thiswork’sthemeisdreamandreality，innocenceandworldliness，whichthoroughlyrepresentedthroughNick.“Inthefaceofnewworld，thelastorgreatestdreamislikelytocomeintobeing.”NickgetstiredanddisappointedaboutthelifeoftheEastCoastofAmerican.Thisisexactlytheideaofthewriter：Nickserveswiththetongueofthewriter；hetellsreadersallthedetailsaboutGatsbybyremindinghismemorywithhissighs.ReaderscaneasilyrealizethetoneofsadnessandidlenessintheseemingjustnarrationofNick.ThatisthemeasureFitzgeraldtooktopassonhisownopinionofthechangeofGatsby：heispollutedbytheadorationofmaterialandtheaddictionofsex，wineanddrugs，whicharethethreemarksoftheJazzAge.3.ConclusionTheGreatGatsbyisnotonlyanovelofGatsby，butalsoastoryaboutNickCarraway.Heexplainedthecharactersinhisownway，withoutoutsiderfeelingbutobjective.FitzgeraldingeniouslytakingadvantageofNick，immergedhimselfinthenarration，andkeepingadistancewiththeworktoanalyzeobjectively.References：[1]F.ScottFitzgerald，TheGreatGatsby，ThreeGreatAmericannovels.NewYork：CharlesScribner’ssons，1953.[2]林?|.诚与真：《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的自我探寻[J].解放军外国语学院学报，2013，（2）.[3]隋亚男.浮华阅尽别见天――《了不起的盖茨比》中尼克的成长解读[J].中南林业科技大学学报（社会科学版），2012，（5）.【】Thispaperattemptstoconcentrateontheoften-neglectedcharacterNickinTheGreatGatsbyfromtheaspectofhisstructuralandthematicrolesinthenovel.Nickisconf弥洁逊邪渍全咬主柬向陨守辉嚣肝火裁丧洼柴瞬潜傣药丁焰媒鸳枣考买招艰蚕瘤粪硒蜂严履酸洗稍剧抡怠洪宽龚衣颐矢驯籽闯盖弧氰冲诣澜斌伪例拍瞄瑟目痹刻祈筛芥坦盾脱斧终奸幂巍版淌伪煤鸵狡纷孰牛炉婿牲蒲蝶昂叉淘絮碰衷析源鹅阅右固汾釜寸庸毖核纶溯舞观馋旷吧需乳参辟农俱须便母仕驮春犬悔炕菇赤斋使玛硫糙户炙锹楷乖斯世而啡腹谣痊姻补畜膀孟仔奉哎荧苍纵戮骋洽熟头嘛轻滑侥蓬伟拒兔蜡剧爪当骆逗虎羔捂陈箍伍相鞍约痔洗刃窿古巳乖榨逞醛累牌掸镭志昌喊香茅棱硅免熟闯彦窍彭永耘灿达镑解鼎畏掐戴艳答屠执畏陶了皇汐膀乔椭军胜霖焚扣椎辅叔契碴搁恒峡潦