Who Is Nick Carraway's Judgement In The Great Gatsby

"I'm inclined to reserve judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me... " - Nick Carraway. In this classic novel, “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Nick Carraway as a narrator. Nick changes profoundly over the course of the novel, and his transformation is just as intriguing as Gatsby’s dramatic story. Nick does not clearly know the past between Daisy and Jay Gatsby, Nick is too submerged in events and relationships therefore he is somewhat biased as exemplified by his relationship with Jordan. Nick Carraway judges people even though he repeatedly states he is “Inclined to reserve judgements” (p.1) With this stated we can concur that Nick Carraway is an unreliable narrator, He promises to remain non-judgmental throughout the story but quickly fails and tells the story of the “Great Gatsby” through his own views instead of having an unbiased opinion on
He speaks about his tolerance, then admits it has "a limit". Nick is really more judgmental than he likes to admit he is. There are numerous of times when Nick lies about himself being not judgmental while he continues to judge people a good example are shown by these quotes: “There is no confusion like the confusion of a simple mind” (p.119) and “Her face, above a spotted dress of dark blue crepe-de-chine, contained no facet or gleam of beauty” (p.28). Here we see Nick judge both Tom and Myrtle Nick calls Tom an imbecile while Nick calls Myrtle unattractive. With this said we can assume that most of the descriptions he gives of people may be based on his judgements which may not necessarily mean they are