Focus Question #6 Explain how and why Nick's views about Gatsby have changed so
dramatically. Please comment on both the negative actions of East Eggers and
Gatsby's own positive characteristics.
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Answer Plan:
1. Restate the question to introduce the answer.
2. Explain how Nick's views have changed.
3. Explain why Nick's views have changed, giving specific details from the
text.
4. Conclude by writing about Fitzgerald's intentions in having Nick being
willing to change his mind regarding a man who was not born in his own
inherited wealth class.
Throughout this entire novel, Nick is strongly divided about Gatsby. Nick is shocked, on
one hand, by his remarkable wealth use and by the way he seeks to use Nick to get what
he wants from Daisy. On the other hand, Gatsby and its way, despite his criminal, are
extremely attractive.