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So far, Nick’s is exactly the profile of a (closeted) gay young man in a prominent Middle Western family in On Literature SE there seems to be a general consensus that in the Great Gatsby the narrator, Nick Carraway, is gay (or at the very least sexually ambiguous). What does "the master's body. To us, reading with our queered eye, the double-entendre must be a veiled hint that Nick is gay, but that’s us now when the closeted gay man has become a stock character in film and literature.

Although Fitzgerald's sexuality remains a subject of scholarly debate, [b] such biographical details lent credence to scholarly interpretations that his fictional characters such as Nick Carraway, Jordan Baker and others are either gay or bisexual surrogates. [48]. Many people have read 'The Great Gatsby' and thought Nick Carraway was gay.

This new graphic novel makes queerness part of the text. See Featured Authors Answering Questions. Lobstergirl asked:. To answer questions about The Great Gatsby , please sign up. Christine I do not think that 'transgender' is exactly the word you mean. I am pretty sure Nick identifies as a man, and he has not undergone any hormone treatments in !! However -- I would say there is definite evidence that Nick has homo-erotic tendencies and most likely is in love with Gatsby.

I had read the novel twice and I never thought this before. But upon my 3rd read I discovered some passages that indicate Nick's homosexual tendencies. Namely -- Nick accompanies Mr. McKee home after a night of hard drinking and possibly ends up in his bed p. There are attractive women at the party, Nick has been paired off with Catherine, yet he leaves her and follows Mr. McKee, a total stranger, all the way home!

In another incident, Nick is riding the train and he fantasizes about kissing the male conductor p.

In another passage, Nick laments turning thirty and the fact that his list of 'single men' is dwindling p. These incidents are coupled with the fact that Nick repeatedly turns down offers from women, including Jordan Baker, girls from his home town and office romances. Nothing ever develops between Nick and any women, nor does he express desire for them. In such a beautifully written novel, Nick's attraction to any female would surely have been emphasized.

But it is not. His infatuation for Gatsby is told many times and in great detail! These clues are subtle, the kind of thing a reader might easily pass over. It is a very layered and complicated novel. I believe Fitzgerald was attempting to encompass several sections of society. Why was he so vague? Remember, the novel was published in , a time when people were jailed, beat up and killed for homosexuality.

View all 22 comments. Write a comment Myndi My interpretation is that he is enamored with Gatsby, but not in love with him in the traditional sense. He admires him. I saw no indication of romantic love. View 1 comment. Feliks No solid evidence exists that Nick is anything other than a simple, ordinary, heterosexual male. Hare-brained, flighty, modern-day flibbertygibbets can extemporize and fantasize all they wish; but there's not a shred of valid scholarship to support such poppycock.

In the s--and many other decades--the simple fact was that men could and did occasionally express their innocent admiration for one another without there being the slightest sexual tint to their comments or behavior.