Gatsby Blog #1

After reading the first 3 chapters of the book, I believe that Nick is most easily classified as the hero of the novel. Near the beginning of the book, Nick is classified as "seemingly plain, well-educated, straightforward and honest." Though Nick is not the most ideal hero, he stands out as one in comparison to the other characters of the book.


Gatsby on the other hand could also be seen as a hero in the book based on what we have seen of him so far in the book. When Nick describes Gatsby's smile he states ,"It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it." this implies that Gatsby has good intentions and cannot be the villain in the story.


I believe it can be assumed at this point in the book that Tom is the villain of the story. Tom repeatedly treats people badly, including his wife. Daisy describes him at one point as "hulking" which implies that he is powerful and overbearing. This word gives off negative connotations and leads us to believe that Tom is the villain.