Tom Buchananīy reading Nick’s first description of Tom, one could think that Nick admires him or at least once admired him for being “ one of the most powerful ends that ever played football at New Haven” (Gatsby, 12). Moreover, they are connected by their experiences of the war they both belong to the so-called “lost generation”. In contrast, Nick admires Jay and his charisma, although he doesn’t admit that. Gatsby is grateful to meet someone who doesn’t make up any stories about him, but meets him with candidness and tolerance. Their relationship is a friendly contact. To Nick, he is “ worth the whole damn bunch put together” (Gatsby, 160). Nick states in the beginning, “ Gatsby represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn.” But he “ turned out all right at the end” (Gatsby, 8), what probably means that although Jay is a bootlegger and makes up rumors about his past, he is always candid in his relationships towards other people. It you just so far as you wanted to be understood, and assure you that it precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you to convey (Gatsby, 54). It face – or seem to face – the whole eternal world for an instant. one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it. There is one feature about Gatsby that the narrator admires a lot. He then is “ tremendously sorry” for being so jaded by all those careless people. I'm five years too old to lie to myself and call it honor” (185). When he breaks up with Jordan he says, “ I'm thirty. That explains why Nick surely judges others, but never by reproaching them with their faults. His father once told him, “ Whenever you feel like criticising anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had” (7). Although he “ disapprove of him from beginning to end” (Gatsby, 160), he is the one who backs up Gatsby when he breathes his last.Īt the very beginning of the book the reader is told the reason for Nick’s tolerance toward others. Being Gatsby’s (only) friend is somehow Nick’s most important part in the book. Another proof for that trait of character is the fact that he is the only one who looks after a proper funeral for his friend Gatsby. Not only Nick claims his honesty and care, but also Jordan once says to him, “ I hate careless people. Regarding all the other “ careless” people he knows he can justly say, “ I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known” (Gatsby, 66). He also acts according to that when he thinks that he loves Jordan he is eager to “ get self out of that tangle back home” (Gatsby, 65) before being able to contract a relationship with her. He only forbears that the people in the story -except Gatsby- don’t conform to the “ fundamental decencies” (Gatsby, 7), which were taught to him by his father. The narrator himself responds to this question at the very beginning by assuring that he is “ inclined to reserve all judgments” (Gatsby, 7), and that turns out to be true, as he reports rather objective. As this is not a popular way for telling a story, the reader could possibly ask himself if Nick is reliable. The crucial thing about Nick is that he has an exceptional position even though he acts as a narrator, he is not really the protagonist. Moreover, I intend to examine to what extent they are influenced by money and that this matter, that plays such a great role in their lives, finally makes them collapse. In the following I will describe how the characters are linked with one another and which specialties they posses. All main characters in “The Great Gatsby” are somehow connected to each other, whatever relationship they have or don’t have.
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