The Characters we have met so far are not very easily classified in to the three categories of Hero, Antihero, or Villain.
If I had to choose a few characters that appear to deserve one of these titles, I would go with Mr. Gatsby and Nick, As they are two of the most understood characters so far.
Mr. Gatsby is Defined as a Hero in my eyes. The way he is portrayed allows the reader to view him as an equal (similar views, morals, etc.) as proved by this quote from the book, "'i'm Gatsby' he said suddenly. 'What!' I exclaimed." During this conversation, Nick thought that the man he was talking to was just a normal guy who was very kind and relatable, but it turns out that this man Nick was speaking to was the famous Mr. Gatsby himself. This only proves that Gatsby was kind. To truely define him as a hero I honestly think we would need to know more about him as we progress through the book.
Nick, though we do know more about him than we do Mr. Gatsby, we still need more information on his life and ideas in order to fully place him (or any other character for that matter) in one of the categories above. If I had to choose at this point, I would say that Nick will most likely turn out to be a hero.
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