Nick Carraway's Judgement In The Great Gatsby

If judgement was to be paired with a picture, there would be no photo more suitable than that of Nick Carraway. From early on in the novel it was made very clear to the audience that Nick evaluated actions and placed them in a “good” or “bad” category. This, and several other characteristics of Nick root from his fundamental foundation, which was built in the Midwest were Nick resided until his move in the summer of 1922 taking place in his late 20s. During his two month exploration in New York City, more specifically, the West Egg, he finds himself in a plethora of situations that cause him to rely on his Midwestern value such as honesty, hard- work, modestly, and most of all, judgement. The transition from a slow pace family friendly lifestyle to the fast pace wealthy and lavish lifestyle is one that Nick is capable of making, however, his judgement helps him restrain from indulging himself into a lifestyle for the childish and reckless, making his 1922 summer move just a knowledgeable experience.
Change, and growth, most people find it hard to differentiate these two word when using them as descriptors. Growth takes time, it usually requires a series of motivating events to …show more content…
Nick’s growth wouldn’t have been able to take place if he couldn’t find all of the corrupt that wealth and lack of hard work has done to Eastern people. Despite the fact that Nick didn’t change, he is the only character that still possess the chance to change due to his growth. No other character around Nick will ever have the opportunity to change because of the amount of time they have been indulged in the lifestyle and their overbearing obsession with money. Nick’s situation resembles much of what is currently happening today, people wanting money to keep power and social status no matter what it takes, and forgetting what it actually means to have morals and