Gatsby - (includes spoiler - only read if finished)

At the end of the novel, 3 people are dead. Out of all the principle characters: Nick, Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, Myrtle, and George, all share at least some blame. In your opinion, which character is most at fault for the tragedies? Explain your reason.

Gatsby - Nick as Narrator

Nick Carroway, the narrator of The Great Gatsby, is not your typical first-person narrator in that he actually plays a very small role in the events of the novel. While most first-person novels are told by the main character (protagonist), Fitzgerald chose to turn over the narrative to Nick, a minor character.

In your opinion, what is achieved by having Nick tell the story? Would it have been better, or at least different if another character - Tom, Daisy, or Gatsby - had taken over the narrative? If The Great Gatsby is, indeed, a brilliant book, why/how does Nick as narrator help make it so? (Consider, too, what Nick tells us about himself in the first page of the novel.)