Nick's Loss of Innocence and Growing Awareness In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, the narrator Nick Carraway's loss of innocence and growing awareness is one of the significant themes. Nick moves to West Egg, Long Island, an affluent suburb of New York City, where millionaires and powerbrokers dominate the landscape, from his simple, idyllic Midwestern home. In his new home, he meets Jay Gatsby, the main character in the novel. Throughout the novel, …showed first 75 words of 1464 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1464 total…always face the reality because when one escapes from it, one would not be able to proceed with one's life. Furthermore, Nick comes to know that the American Dream does not bring people happiness but rather fill them with disappointment. Throughout the novel, Nick's encounter with Gatsby and others causes him to gradually lose his innocence and he ultimately becomes a fully mature person. Bibliography Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. England: Penguin Books Ltd., 1926.