One major exploitation in Nick’s narration is his constant judgment of other characters. He goes back on his word and most definitely does not reserve his judgements. The judgements that he makes about characters paints them in a negative light before they are even to act, which shows that Nick wants the reader to believe a certain way, contrary to what a narrator should do. Early in the story, before Tom has even spoken, Nick details him as having “two shining arrogant eyes [having] established dominance over his face and [giving] him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward” (Fitzgerald 7). Before Tom can even be truly introduced to the reader, he is already described as being an arrogant, usually aggressive character. This