Who Is Fitzgerald Present Nick's Judgment In The Great Gatsby

The novel, The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first person and uses the vantage point of Nick Caraway. The story is told through the eyes of Nick and all character development is through Nick’s mind. Nick’s values, attitudes, and judgments are the way they are because of Nick’s past. The way Nick was raised reflects his values judgments and Nick is the narrator behind the story, vocalizing how he perceives things that take place in the story. Nick’s judgments of main characters Tom, Daisy, and Gatsby are shaped because of his judgments and values.
Nick grew up into a wealthy family. This enabled him many opportunities including attending a prestigious college, like Yale. Without money it would not have been possible for Nick to attend a college held with

such high regard during this time. The Caraway’s financial situation lead Nick to Yale which lead Nick to who he was at the beginning of the novel, a Bond salesmen. The Great War also influenced Nick to become the man he was. In 1917 Nick was sent to serve in France during the Great War. This changed Nick’s views and he lost his rural narrow mindedness and moved to West Egg in New York, where he resides at the beginning of the book. All of these events that took place before the novel’s beginning shaped Nick Caraway and molded his values and judgments; because the novel is told from Nick’s perspective, his judgements and values shape the perception of every other characters’ development. All characters are introduced behind Nick’s eyes and thoughts, and all characters are judged by Nick. All of Nick’s judgments stem from his past, how he was raised, and the events that transpired before the Novel; because of Nick Caraway is the narrator all characters that are described are described the way they are due to events that happened in the past.
Nick’s father had a huge influence on Nick and consequently all of Nick’s relationships.

Nick’s father said “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages you’ve had.” This verbal guidance passed on to Nick by his father is put into play every time Nick meets someone. Nick never judged anyone even after having secrets being revealed to him. One of these secrets would be when Tom introduces Nick to his mistress, Myrtle. Tom trusts Nick with this information because of Gatsby’s reserved judgments. On the other side, Nick initiates controversial contact between Tom’s wife, Daisy, and Gatsby. Both Daisy and Gatsby trust Nick to keep this relationship secret because Gatsby will not judge. The ability to reserve judgment, that was passed on to Nick from his father, keeps Nick at a neutral stand point between Tom and Daisy’s relationship; he never judges their doings as being immoral or more unjust than the others. Without the advice previously given to Nick by his father, Gatsby and Daisy do not trust Tom and therefor nothing ever happens between the two. Gatsby’s reserved judgments creates the foundation for the main story

line.
Nick was raised by a father who taught him to reserve judgments. Nick implemented this advice into his relations with Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom. This memory of his father created the values that Nick holds throughout the story. Nick is the narrator of the story so all characters are developed through Nick’s eyes and held to his values. All of Nick’s values are shaped because of his past and events like serving in the Great War. Everything that transpired in Nick Caraway’s life shaped his Judgments and values.