The implicit author is created by the reader starting from small hints in the work, creating an imagined author figure. The novel is written in a narrative tone seen by the character of Nick Carraway, as narrator but also significant to the novel: readers feel that Carraway is the implied author. This theory allows the reader to create more than just one interpretation but also to stay close to the initial meaning of the novel. For example, the first meaning I took from the book was the ideology of the "American Dream", however, once this theory is used it can be deduced that Fitzgerald created Carraway as an interpretation of himself to fit into the story of the Great Gatsby. Thus, Booth's implicit authorship theory was invaluable in understanding The Great