"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

"Narration"
Considered by some to be one of the greatest American novels of all time, F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" contains some of the most unique and interesting features, such as its narration form and literary techniques.
In this novel, Fitzgerald chooses one of his main characters to describe the scenes and action of this novel as he sees it. This person, Nick Carraway, is one of the most reliable narrators in literary history. He gives us his perspective of the story in first person limited, he knows only what he sees, what he describes to us.
To help the reader understand more clearly, Fitzgerald gives us a narrator who is impartial and observant. To account for this, the very first sentence in the book describes advice Nick says his father once gave him. "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages you've had." …