Nick and Jay

Nick and Jay are both very important characters in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Nick and Jay met at a party hosted by Jay. They had a conversation at one point and talked about their fighting in the army. After their conversation, Nick finds out that the man he was talking to was actually Jay Gatsby. When they met, Nick had no idea he was talking to his host but Jay knew.

In The Great Gatsby, Nick narrates from his prospective. Readers do not know much about him, though, readers do know a lot about how Nick looks at other people in the book. Nick heard an abundance of rumors about Jay such as him killing a man and that he was a spy, but when Nick got to know Jay more, he finds out that he is actually a nice person, in a way.

Jay is a mysterious person though. In some points of the story, he would disappear suddenly. During the lavish alcohol filled parties he throws, he stands by the side or alone and watches everyone around him have fun and become wasted. Jay seems to always have things go in the way of his will no matter what difficulties come between him and his destination.

Nick does not judge people according to himself. He said that his father told him that before he criticizes anyone, he must remember that all the people in this world did not receive the same opportunities has he had. Nick seems to be a friendly and person that is easy to get along with.

During a point in this book, Jay is very nice to Nick because he wants to get him to go along with a plan he had in mind. He wanted to see his cousin, Daisy. Jay and Daisy were once lovers but Daisy married someone else. Jay still has feelings for Daisy and he has waited for around five years so that he could see her. Here comes Nick, a person who can have access to Daisy. Now, here is the question for this blog. Do you think Jay only became friends with Nick so that he may see Daisy again or was it just a coincidence and that Jay had no prior knowledge of Nick's relationship with Daisy?