How Does Nick Carraway Influence The Great Gatsby

The story of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about a man, by the namede Nick Carraway. He is the neighbor of a very wealthy and popular man, named Jay Gatsby— who is deeply and hopelessly in love with Nick’s second cousin, Daisy. However, Daisy is already married and has a family withto Tom Buchanan.
The whole book is narrated by Nick Carraway, who had close experiences with both Gatsby and Daisy. Everything in the story is only the collection of Nick Carraway’s awareness on allot of issues, and his opinions of them. Looking at the way Nick narrated the story, it can be ascertained that Nick Carraway is influenced to Gatsby throughout the story, in such a way that the accounts are very much one-sided as opposed to it being an impartial reminiscence of his past.

Nick says that he is a man who is inclined to reserve all judgments (7), when in fact throughout the story he has been making negative judgments towards the

Nick has always been a good friend to Gatsby. He supported and helped Gatsby in getting Daisy back even if he knows that what Gatsby is doing is wrong. Nick even agreed to the favor of Gatsby into hosting a tea party with only Gatsby and Daisy as his invited guests (88). He made sure that Tom Buchanan will not be around at the tea party. He did not care about what Tom will feel, he only cared for Gatsby’s happiness. Nick, being the only good friend to Gatsby, even arranged Gatsby’s funeral (171). He made sure that the funeral was grand and that people will actually visit and mourn for his loss. Because of their strong friendship, for Nick, he and Gatsby are a team. He says that he and Gatsby both experience scorn against everyone they know (172). After Gatsby’s death, East Egg for Nick is now haunted and an eye sore (183). He moved back to West Egg because living East became pointless for Gatsby is no longer around.because Gatsby is no longer