A study of Nick's jealousy: the tour sceneCan jealousy result from one's own misfortune? In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, readers are immersed in a complex novel narrated in the first person by Nick Carraway. Nick lives in West Egg, next to a luxurious mansion inhabited by a mysterious man named Jay Gatsby. Nick is fascinated by Gatsby and is delighted when he is invited to one of his extravagant parties. Over time, Gatsby and Nick get to know each other and Gatsby feels comfortable enough to ask Nick for a favor. Gatsby met Nick's cousin Daisy during the war and has been passionately in love with her ever since. Gatsby inquires about an arrangement for a meeting with Daisy, and Nick agrees to serve as host. After connecting over tea, Gatsby brings Daisy to his mansion to show off his property on a tour. When the two meet, a constant theme is present; Gatsby tries to impress Daisy with his wealth to win her love. Our narrator, Nick, playfully criticizes Gatsby's ability to impress Daisy with such ease, using the technique of sarcasm, because he is jealous of a "perfect" life that he himself does not live. Nick's ever-present jealousy is introduced during the first chapter. of the novel. Nick describes the location of his house to allow himself to denounce his neighbor's, because he is jealous of their luxurious homes. Nick begins the novel by saying that he "lived in West Egg, the...well, the less fashionable of the two" (5). Nick prefers the "East Egg" status, demonstrating that the location of his home is obviously very important to him. Nick struggles with the cost of the West Egg lands, even though he denounces them as less "fashionable". Nick chooses the perfect, carefree lifestyle of...... middle of paper .... Although Nick tries to cover up his frustration by criticizing his house, he is ultimately jealous of Daisy and Gatsby's relationship. Readers are left to think: Is Gatsby's lifestyle really so "perfect"? At the end of the novel, Gatsby's ultimate death is certainly not "perfect." Gatsby ultimately dies because of his excessive cheating and lies. His death is a sort of revenge for his actions. This is something Nick shouldn't be jealous of. If Nick wasn't such a superficial character, focusing on Gatsby all the time, he could spend more time focusing on himself and he would end up having a happier life. Ultimately, Nick moves to the Midwest to seek a new start in his life and ends his relationship with Jordan. Nick's ultimate jealousy forces him to rethink his life's goals and make a fresh start..