The Great Gatsby Character Dev

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than that. Nick in this novel is an active member of the story, being only second in importance to the main character Jay Gatsby. This novel takes a very different approach in its development of the characters. Having the narrator change more than any of the other characters, this thesis will explain Fitzgerald’s unusual development of the characters and their greater significance through the novel. For although we would expect a certain, standard technique in telling a story, Fitzgerald uses a much different method.
The first person to discuss is the main character of the story Jay Gatsby. A self made man, who amasses a great amount of wealth, he is a romantic idealist trapped in his own world. Though we would initially expect this character to have the most profound and recognizable change for no other reason than he is the main character, he doesn’t. Not only does he not change but he in fact he is incapable of change. He cannot, because his life is dedicated to ...

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she isn’t everything. To do so would show some mild development, but for Gatsby his perfect ideal remains though the course of the novel.
The second character that plays a significant role in the novel that doesn’t show any development is Tom Buchanan. Tom is a sterling example of the established rich class. He is a powerful, self-involved, elitist. Born into money, he has long been a member of the upper class unlike Gatsby. Tom having neither morals nor integrity represents the rich and their attitudes of the time. He shows of, throws parties to boast his possessions, including his mistress. He is incapable of emotions, which would make him out to be a more human ...

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