In the story the Great Gatsby , written by F. Scott Fitzgerald , we have actually two main or central characters- Nick and Gatsby. But which one is he more important one? Nick is a young and attractive person, who comes from a middle class business family. He is educated and intelligent . He is the person , who tells the story, so his characteristics are observing and listening. That's one reason , why he is an outsider, because he …showed first 75 words of 453 total…

…showed last 75 words of 453 total…that is still alive at the end of the story. Gatsby is the main and more active character. The story's title is based on his name , so the reader directly set Gatsby as the main character. The story is about him, and Nick lives with him and discovers Gatsby and his past. Through the fact that Nick is so quiet and reserved , the reader can't really get the idea that he is the main character.