Narrative techique
3rd person narrator
Sligt of Omniscient??
Restricted to Nicks POV because we only follow him through his thoughts
Characterize Nick
Nick is described implicit (implicit characterization)
He is in love with an indian.
He is described very carefully (very minimalistic)
Nick is a closed person
Characterize the father of Nick
Describe their relationship
They seem to have a good relationship
This is a story about men without women
The two men have a hard time talking about feelings.
Comment on the ending
The feelings couldn’t be that deep, since he was awake a long time before he remembered that his heart was broken.
Themes