Nick Carraway

<em>The Great Gatsby</em> (2013)In Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway is played by Tobey Maguire (third from left). Other characters are played by Leonardo DiCaprio (left, as Gatsby), Carey Mulligan (as Daisy), and Joel Edgerton (as Tom).

Nick Carraway, fictional character, the compassionate young narrator of American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby (1925). As Jay Gatsby’s neighbor in West Egg, Long Island, Nick Carraway has ample opportunity to observe the wealthy but unfortunate Gatsby as he pursues his version of the American Dream.

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Article Title: Nick Carraway
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 22 May 2025
Access Date: May 28, 2025