Narration — role?
Guides understanding, influences perceptions
Nick Carraway — narrator type?
Subjective, emotionally involved, unreliable at times.
Nick Carraway — role?
Primary, subjective, biased narrator
Narrative bias — effect?
Skews perception of characters and events.
Reliability — affected by?
Bias, selectiveness, memory inaccuracies
Gatsby — portrayal?
Idealistic, hopeful, romantic.
Narrative omission — example?
Gatsby’s past, crimes, Daisy’s role in Myrtle’s death.
Incipit — purpose?
Sets tone, emphasizes neutrality and self-awareness.
Memory — reliability?
Fallible, may distort facts.
Modernist themes — reflected?
Perception, truth, limits of narration.
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1. Who is the primary narrator in 'The Great Gatsby' and what is a key aspect of his narrative style?
2. Who is the primary narrator of 'The Great Gatsby' and how is his reliability characterized?
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