Examples Of Nick In The Great Gatsby

One of the first things we hear from nick in the book is that he will not judge people,

that that is how he was taught. On the first page of the book he states “ … I’m inclined to reserve all

judgements…”

This clearly states that he with holds his judgement for others so he can see people in a

different light, but as the story further progresses, it is clearly shown that he does not

hold his judgement, he quite clearly lets it show in multiple chapters. It seems to most

he does with hold most of his judgement, but is also clearly shown that he does not in

most cases.

In The Great Gatsby most assume that Nick is a prominent character but in reality he

is nearly a background character. He doesn’t do much to

While he is the “main

character”, he does not really contribute as much as other characters. When Nick is describing people, he describes them in some of the most unflattering

ways a person could but still makes it so the women still have this air of attractiveness

around them. Nick is describing Jordan when he first meets her on page 11 “I enjoyed looking at her.

She was a slender, small-breasted girl, with an erect carriage, which she accentuated

by throwing her body backward at the shoulders like a young cadet.” He has this way of

describing her as someone who is almost forcing people to look at her by the way she

looks when that is not how she is truly described. He has this way of taking a person's

best qualities and describing them he has this way of taking a person’s best qualities

and describing them in a way that others would find difficult to make them look attractive

in their mind, but still be able to see the attractiveness of said person. You can also see how he holds judgement of Myrtle when they are first introduced.

When Myrtle is Introduced people most would think that she would be beautiful