Is Jay Gatsby Reliable Essay

Everything readers learn about Jay Gatsby and the other characters’ lives, behaviour and personal stories throughout the novel is explained from Nick Carraway’s point of view, from what he is able to experience with them. However, Nick’s tale may not include all the details about the events of the story, it is altered by his feelings towards others and in fact, readers doubt whether it is reliable or not since they are not able to have another perception of the story because he is the only one telling it. Nevertheless, there are some reasons why readers can say that Nick’s version of the events is not sincere at all since he cannot avoid relating what happens in a very personal way, mentioning what he wants and avoiding what he does not want to be known.
First, neither Nick nor the text prove to be reliable. He affirms in the beginning of the novel, that he is not inclined to make judgements and also, that he is one of the few honest people he has ever known. As long as readers analyse the text, they realize that by the end of the story, he has not been that honest since he constantly judges people (except for Gatsby) and also, he does not have an honest behaviour because, for instance, he knows his own cousin Daisy is
Readers cannot fully trust on his version of the story because he is totally influenced by his feelings towards others and speaks about them in the way he considers convenient for him. They can also deduce that maybe Gatsby was not so innocent and Daisy was not careless or insensitive but as they can only see the events from Nick eyes, they will never know, just doubt whether it is all as Nick says or