Nick Carraway’s Role In The Great Gatsby

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In telling us his story about the “great man,” Jay Gatsby, he goes to quite a length in establishing a credibility which is essential for the story. His reflection on his upbringing, particularly his “advantages,” as his father called them, those being his spiritual and moral values only work to build upon his credibility. For example, by saying that his upbringing provided him with the moral fibre and that consequently he is, “inclined to reserve all judgments,” about other people provides us with the impression that Nick with give us an accurate, level-headed insight to the story. Ironically enough, this really isn’t the case.

He makes an exception to that statement when he judges Gatsby, whom he says has an, “extraordinary gift for life, a romantic readiness.” In making the preceding statement, he overlooks Gatsby’s bootlegging and his association with Wolfsheim, who is rumored to have fixed the 1919 World Series of baseball. So this tells us that Gatsby is ...

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