Great Gatsby
"Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine; I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known"(60). Nick Carraway is honest, tolerant, and inclined to reserve judgment, Nick often serves as a confidant for those with troubling secrets throughout the book. Gatsby tells him of his love for Daisy. Jordan informs him of Tom's lover (as well as Tom). Nick also stays back in situations he should not get involved in. As Nick says in Chapter I, he reserves judgment on other people as well as being, "tolerant, open-minded, quiet, and a good listener"(2), and, as a result, others tend to ta
He realizes that he has no desire to marry the likes of Jordan Baker, or live the careless, purposeless lifestyle of the Buchanan's, or be associated with immoral characters like Meyer Wolfsheim. Nick has that capacity of holding two contradictory opinions at the same time. On the one hand, Nick is attracted to the fast-paced, fun-driven lifestyle of New York. Allowing Nick to know about him and Daisy as well as his criminal actions shows that even after knowing him a short time, Gatsby trusts Nick. Nick is generally an observer more than a participator, preferring to describe and comment on events rather than dominate the action in the novel. Nick says that there is a "quality of distortion" to life in New York, and this lifestyle often makes him seem to lose his equilibrium, especially when he gets drunk at Gatsby's party. lk to him and tell him their secrets. "I see I have given the impression that the events of three nights several weeks apart were all that absorbed me"(56). He admires Gatsby both because of his dream and because of his basic innocence; and he disapproves of Gatsby for his vulgar materialism and his corrupt business practices. Gatsby, in particular, comes to trust him and confides in him. On the other hand, he finds that lifestyle grotesque and damaging. "Nick Carraway does not judge, does not lie and keeps other peoples business to himself. At first, in New York, he is hesitant to take a stand or to judge those with whom he comes into contact; however, as the novel progresses, he begins to find everything about New York disgusting. He both admires Gatsby and disapproves of him.
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