Response To The Great Gatsby

Paizanis Gatsby Response Paper
First person narrators are characters within the story telling the events of the plot from their perspective. Oftentimes, these characters deviate from the truth or have mental connections that limit their ability to tell the story inaccurately. When a story is inaccurate and not always consistent, the reader is forced to question the reliability of the narrator. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the character Nick is a first person narrator and says a few inconsistent statements throughout the first three chapters of the novel, causing the audience to infer that he is an unreliable narrator.
Throughout the first few chapters of the Great Gatsby, it is apparent that Nick distorts reality.