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 …show more content…
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