Great Gatsby
"I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known." This quotation, made by Nick, is moderately true. He was not a completely honest man, but he was not as corrupt as the other characters. Gary J. Scrimgeour comments that Nick was neither honest nor high-principled. The only reason why honesty might be questioned by the critic on Nick?s behalf is because Nick mentions that he does not judge anyone, yet throughout the whole book he judges the characters and their problems. But this fact does not make him dishonest because everyone has their thoughts and opinions he just does not speak them out. Though his honesty was limited, Nick was one of the more truthful and moral characters in this novel. Furthermore, we come to trust Nick as the narrator. He came from a Midwestern family, from whom he learned some basic values and was taught to be ?inclined to reserve all judgments?. Not only was Nick not openly judgmental, but he was comprehensive and tolerant. He was also a suitable narrator because of his temperament. He was not qui
In conclusion, the experience with Gatsby and the others took its toll on him. Nick seems to eventually become corrupt because of the corrupt people around him. Though he is very critical of what others do, he is the more principled character in comparison to the rest. However, Nick was not a completely honest man himself, and we see him lie on several occasions. In any case, no one is ever entirely honest. Nick once said, "tolerance . . . has a limit,? and so he does judge the different characters in the novel but he does so in his mind only and never speaks out his thoughts. Nick had come to the East Coast to become a bonds man and was in hope of finding a sense of identity and freedom in New York. As he lives there for a while, he becomes totally disillusioned with the lifestyle of the wealthier people living there. He finds this kind of lifestyle grotesque and damaging. Nick is disillusioned by the people living this lifestyle. For example, he is shocked that Tom had a concubine, to whom he introduced to Nick. The greatest disillus
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Approximate Word count = 710
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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