Nick is a big character in The Great Gatsby specifically the narrator as he is telling the story. Throughout the story Nick is depicted as an almost dishonest person. This is quite opposite as he does not form biased opinions about anyone. While being Naive, Nick wants to hear two sides to a story when presented new information he takes it all in and takes a new look on the subject or person.
Nick as narrator is honest as anyone in the story could be. He himself is telling the story from a first person stance he himself takes in all the new information and builds statements about characters. His statements about Gatsby changes a lot throughout the story. Gatsby at the beginning proves he is a Oxford man and he got his money from his dead …show more content…
He is there but isn’t. He likes to just sit and let things unfold. He doesn’t exactly push anything along in the story as it does it itself. There is an exception when Gatsby ask nick for a favor, and the favor is he wants to have Daisy go to his house for tea so Gatsby and her can reconnect. It unfolds in the movie that Nick says he will do it. “Happy to do it. I am going to invite Daisy for tea.” (The Great Gatsby 2013) From there on the whole story unfolds.While being that he also allows himself to see everything and will help anyone else out or by going along with them. Early in the book Nick goes along with Tom to the Valley of the Ashes. Tom then takes Nick to the New York apartment of Tom and Myrtle's."I have been drunk just twice in my life, and the second time was that afternoon" as Nick visited Tom and Myrtle Wilson's New York City apartment. The end result of that fact is that Nick's memory of the afternoon's events "has a dim, hazy cast over it."(The Great Gatsby 29) Nick does think it is weird but goes along with it.
Nick with Gatsby is taken in the yellow car and Nick is shown and told about his fake past life and believes him but later in the story. Nick is told the real story of Gatsby and believes him. He is a very naive character and almost doesn’t allow himself to think for himself and be skeptical which in return he is honest about cause he doesn’t over think or think about the other characters in a way of being skeptical.
Nick as narrator is honest as anyone in the story could be. He himself is telling the story from a first person stance he himself takes in all the new information and builds statements about characters. His statements about Gatsby changes a lot throughout the story. Gatsby at the beginning proves he is a Oxford man and he got his money from his dead …show more content…
He is there but isn’t. He likes to just sit and let things unfold. He doesn’t exactly push anything along in the story as it does it itself. There is an exception when Gatsby ask nick for a favor, and the favor is he wants to have Daisy go to his house for tea so Gatsby and her can reconnect. It unfolds in the movie that Nick says he will do it. “Happy to do it. I am going to invite Daisy for tea.” (The Great Gatsby 2013) From there on the whole story unfolds.While being that he also allows himself to see everything and will help anyone else out or by going along with them. Early in the book Nick goes along with Tom to the Valley of the Ashes. Tom then takes Nick to the New York apartment of Tom and Myrtle's."I have been drunk just twice in my life, and the second time was that afternoon" as Nick visited Tom and Myrtle Wilson's New York City apartment. The end result of that fact is that Nick's memory of the afternoon's events "has a dim, hazy cast over it."(The Great Gatsby 29) Nick does think it is weird but goes along with it.
Nick with Gatsby is taken in the yellow car and Nick is shown and told about his fake past life and believes him but later in the story. Nick is told the real story of Gatsby and believes him. He is a very naive character and almost doesn’t allow himself to think for himself and be skeptical which in return he is honest about cause he doesn’t over think or think about the other characters in a way of being skeptical.