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Comparing The Great Gatsby And Nick Carroway

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Compare And Contrast Essay Deandre Presswood When you mention The Great Gatsby or Moby Dick there are always Two characters that come to mind. One of them is Ishmael and the other is Nick Carroway. Both of these characters have a lot similarities and dissimilarities, and even though they 're both reliable narrators there are certain things that set them apart. The first dissimilarities between these Two is how they both end up in there situation. Ishmael choose his path. He wanted a change of scenery and was feeling adventurous so he joined a whaling crew. On the other hand you have Nick who just moved because of his job. He wasn 't trying to explore or be adventurous at all he was just trying to live his life. One of the similarities

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