Blog post 20

Blog Post 20

Prompt: In the first two pages of the novel, Nick Carraway claims that he is "inclined to reserve all judgment." Do you find that this is true so far? Please provide textual evidence to support your position.

    The book The Great Gatsby starts off where we are introduced to our narrator of the story Nick Carraway. He claims that throughout the book he will not show any sign of him passing judgement about any of the other characters. He then proceeds to describe Gatsby as someone who “represented everything for which he has an unaffected scorn” and that “there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life”. Right away in the first two pages I get a vibe that he seems to be quite dishonest and not the man who he says he is at the very end of chapter 3 “Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known”. Throughout the first few chapters however, there are a few cases where one could make an argument that he is passing judgment upon another character. For the most part though, he seems to stick to his word when talking about anyone but Mr. Gatsby. When referring to Gatsby it is as if he puts him on a higher pedestal than the rest of the characters, and speaks as if Gatsby is like a god looking down on us mortals. This is only what I’ve noticed during the first few chapters, and I am inclined to see if his viewpoints change as we continue reading.