Nick Carraway does not get higher position in the society of the East because he carries the Midwestern ideals and characteristics in himself. Nick turns out to be unfit for the society he lives in - wealthy, corrupted, superficial and is some way unreal for him. Tom and Daisy are the perfect examples of Eastern people and Nick describes them as “careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” In this quote, Tom and Daisy represent the society in the East. They are rich and immoral because they always retreat back to their money, superficial and careless, they feel superior to the other people and make them “clean up the mess they[Daisy and Tom] made.” However, Nick is very different from them. He is a guy from the simple Midwest which does not shine during the nights. Initially he Carraway describes himself as “inclined to reserve all judgments”(p. 1). His father’s advice not to judge people because that may not have the same
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Well, I met another bad driver, didn't I? I mean it was careless of me to make such a wrong guess. I thought you were rather an honest, straightforward person. I thought it was your secret pride." (p. 134) - Shows how Nick changed throughout the book, he was “honest” and “straightforward” person, the Eastern society makes him a judgemental person who now is a “bad
Well, I met another bad driver, didn't I? I mean it was careless of me to make such a wrong guess. I thought you were rather an honest, straightforward person. I thought it was your secret pride." (p. 134) - Shows how Nick changed throughout the book, he was “honest” and “straightforward” person, the Eastern society makes him a judgemental person who now is a “bad