Question 2 - Carson Corrick

     Nick makes a great narrator because he was raised not to judge others. He is very unbiased and he has never fully experienced the 'upper class' until he moves to West Egg, which allows the reader to see all perspectives of the world in which he finds himself in. We can see the carefree attitude of Jay Gatsby and we can see the old money attitude of Tom and Daisy. We can see George's fear of losing his wife. We can see the relationships that Daisy has between Gatsby and Tom. We can also see the relationships that Tom has between Myrtle and Daisy. If Fitzgerald didn't chose to have Nick as the narrator, then we would not have had the full story. We would have a very biased and one-sided novel. Fitzgerald gives the reader a chance to form their own opinions of the characters before the narrator can.  An example of this is near the end of the novel when Nick states, "For all I knew he was going to rob the house in a moment; I wouldn't have been surprised to see sinister faces, the faces of 'Wolsheim's people' behind him in the dark shrubbery" (Fitzgerald 142). This quote shows that Nick is starting to not be as fond of Gatsby as he once was. This is the first time that Nick shows he dislikes Gatsby.  Nick is seeing Gatsby as one of the thugs that he affiliates himself with to lure Daisy.
     I honestly really like Nick. I can relate to Nick in the aspect that he just goes with things and then gives his opinion at the end. He gives us all perspectives of the story. He gives his honest opinion about the characters and he shows us the ups and downs of living a high class life. Many people think that money is the key to happiness, but Nick proves that money is not always happiness.