The Importance Of Friendship In The Great Gatsby

There are many different themes in F. Scott Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby. One of these themes is the value of friendship, and how the lack of friendship can affect others around them in negative ways. In The Great Gatsby, the only person who Gatsby believes to be close friends with is Nick Carraway. There are many instances in this book where Nick and Gatsby both show qualities of being bad friends toward one another. However, neither of them realize it until it is too late. Nick and Gatsby are often dishonest with each other and do not fully trust each other which shows how fragile their friendship really is.
Nick truly believes that he is a good friend to Gatsby. However, the lack of help and the lack of honesty, he gives Gatsby affects both of their lives in very negative ways. Nick is not real friends with Gatsby, he is just infatuated with the determination Gatsby has towards rekindling his love with daisy. He is also very impressed with Gatsby’s luxurious lifestyle that Nick would like to have. He
When Nick leaves Gatsby alone when he obviously needs Nicks help, Gatsby gets murdered. “It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson’s body a little way of in the grass, and the holocaust was complete.” (Fitzgerald 162). This was the description of Gatsby’s death after he was shot and killed at his house. There was no protection at the house and he was not with anyone except his butler, because Nick had left him there when he needed his help. Nick also is hurt by Gatsby’s actions because he can no longer see his cousin and college friend anymore. “But she and Tom had gone away early that afternoon, and taken baggage with them.” (Fitzgerald 164). All because Gatsby used Nick to get close to Daisy, he ended up dead and Nick could no longer spend time with his cousin or college friend