What are the benefits or effects of using Nick as a first-person narrator in communicating Fitzgerald's ideas? Nick Carraway is presented to us as a well-rounded individual who, from the first line, strikes us as a man whose life has held poignant memories that he will proceed to narrate in a first-hand account. This technique of narrative voice allows Fitzgerald's readers to empathize with the contents of Nick's mind, while at the same time allowing us to evaluate his character more accurately. From our first acquaintance with him in these first paragraphs, we anticipate that Nick will present us with a story containing moral judgments about its central focus, Gatsby, which he delivers to us with a strong meaning as “the man who gives his name to this book.” Nick's brief introduction to this second character is compelling and therefore used as a method to keep Gatsby firmly in our minds. Our initial impression of Nick's character is that he is set up correctly regarding judgments and fairness, as he is. he treasures the advice given by his father to “remember that all the people in th...