Nick Carroway

Nick Carroway, who is the narrator of the story, is definitely among the admirable characters. From the beginning of the story, the reader can easily tell that Nick Carroway is somebody to look up to. On the first page of the book, he describes what his father taught him as a child, “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in the world haven’t had the advantages you’ve had.” This illustrates that Nick was raised up as a polite man who thinks about the possibility of what others might have gone through before he judges them as a person. Another admirable quality that Nick possesses is that he was very literary while he was in college. In chapter one, he makes it known that he “wrote a series of very solemn and obvious editorials for the Yale News.” He then states, “and now I was going to bring back all such things into my life and become again that most limited of all specialists, the ‘well-rounded man.’” Nick is setting high standards for himself. This line from the book establishes that Nick is not content with being an average man; he wants to be an admirable and respected man that is completely well-rounded. The fact that he wrote editorials for the Yale News proves his intelligence. He is obviously very smart, which makes others look up to him as a sort of role model. Lastly, Nick Carroway does his best to help Gatsby work things out with Daisy. Gatsby is very nervous around Daisy, but it is obvious that he is still in love with her. Daisy is Nick’s cousin, so Gatsby sees this as an opportunity to get some help with winning Daisy over. Nick invites Daisy over so the two can meet once again. This solidifies the love Daisy and Gatsby have felt for each other over the years.