Nick Is A Reliable Narrator In The Great Gatsby

Nick discloses several details about himself which is the foundation of his reliability in the novel. He defines himself as someone who is not judgmental: “I’m inclined to reserve all judgments” (Fitzgerald 1). This passage is important because Nick has now set an expectation that he will not judge other characters. He farther describes himself as being one of the only trustworthy characters in the novel: “I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known” (59). This is another expectation which says that he is the only one that can be trusted. Nick has now presented himself as a nonjudgmental, reliable narrator. That description of his character is challenged when he tells us that in college, people used to confide in him, which adds