Mr. Nick Carraway

Nick provides the voice of the novel, documenting his companions exploits in the summer of 1922. Raised in a wealthy middle-western family, Nick graduates from New Haven, the college he attended with Tom Buchanan. After serving in World War I, Nick, at age 29, moves east to learn about business, and becomes involved with the affairs involving The Great Gatsby. Eventually, Nick acts as a messenger between Gatsby and Daisy, setting up the notorious first reunion at his house. Despite repeatedly insisting that he prides himself on his own honesty, Nick continually aligns himself with next-door-neighbor Gatsby where he remains loyal to Gatsby throughout the second half of the novel.