The Great Gatsby Essay "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." In his famed book, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald shows his readers the main idea behind the whole story in the opening paragraph. This is done purposely. Immediately Fitzgerald has the narrator, Nick, say what his father told him when he was young. That quote is the foundation …showed first 75 words of 597 total…

…showed last 75 words of 597 total…on many things. Yet, by following what he was told, Nick is able to deliver the events of the story through neutral eyes, and find the one person who is worth his while. Also, without casting judgment, he can tell the story as is, and allow the reader to come to his or her own conclusion. This is what makes F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby, a great and important staple of American Literature.