# Nick Carraway — The Great Gatsby character guide > Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Nick, Mr. Carraway **First appearance:** 0003-i ## Snapshot A Midwestern bond salesman newly arrived in West Egg, he becomes the quiet confidant of a man whose world he can neither join nor fully judge. ## Who they are Nick rents a small house beside Gatsby's mansion and is drawn into a summer of wealth, secrets, and careless people. He is Daisy's cousin and Tom's college acquaintance, which places him at the center of a marriage quietly coming apart. As Gatsby's trusted intermediary, Nick watches the romance unfold with growing unease, caught between his admiration for Gatsby's hope and his recognition of the corruption beneath it. ## Relationships ### [Tom Buchanan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/characters/tom_buchanan) _social_ They are distant cousins and old acquaintances from Yale, but Nick grows to despise Tom's brutish arrogance and moral carelessness. ### [Daisy Buchanan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/characters/daisy_buchanan) _psychological_ Nick serves as a confidant and moral sounding board for Daisy, though he ultimately judges her harshly. ### [Jordan Baker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/characters/jordan_baker) _romantic_ They have a brief, casual romantic relationship, but Nick ends it due to her dishonesty and his disillusionment with the East Coast elite. ### [Jay Gatsby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/characters/jay_gatsby) _friendship_ Gatsby cultivates a friendship with Nick to gain access to Daisy, but a genuine, though one-sided, bond forms. ### [Daisy Buchanan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/characters/daisy_buchanan) _psychological_ Nick serves as a confidant and moral sounding board for Daisy, though he ultimately judges her harshly. ### [Tom Buchanan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/characters/tom_buchanan) _social_ They are distant cousins and old acquaintances from Yale, but Nick grows to despise Tom's brutish arrogance and moral carelessness. ### [Tom Buchanan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/characters/tom_buchanan) _social_ They are distant cousins and old acquaintances from Yale, but Nick grows to despise Tom's brutish arrogance and moral carelessness. ### [Jordan Baker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/characters/jordan_baker) _romantic_ They have a brief, casual romantic relationship, but Nick ends it due to her dishonesty and his disillusionment with the East Coast elite. ### [Daisy Buchanan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/characters/daisy_buchanan) _psychological_ Nick serves as a confidant and moral sounding board for Daisy, though he ultimately judges her harshly. ### [Jay Gatsby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/characters/jay_gatsby) _friendship_ Gatsby cultivates a friendship with Nick to gain access to Daisy, but a genuine, though one-sided, bond forms. ## In the story ### [The Great Gatsby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/chapters/the-great-gatsby) The narrator who moves to West Egg, works in bonds, and observes the wealthy society with a mix of fascination and moral reservation. ### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/chapters/i) Narrator and guest. Observes the Buchanans' world with a mix of curiosity and judgment, feeling like an outsider. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/chapters/ii) A reluctant participant and observer at the party; feels 'within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled.' ### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/chapters/iii) Attends Gatsby's party as an invited guest, feels out of place, observes the spectacle and rumors, and begins his summer friendship/romance with Jordan Baker. ### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/chapters/iv) Narrates the chapter, listens to Gatsby's story with skepticism, and learns the true, poignant motive behind Gatsby's parties from Jordan Baker. He is asked to facilitate Gatsby and Daisy's reunion. ### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/chapters/v) Acts as the facilitator and observer of the reunion. He notes the profound changes in Gatsby and Daisy, and the overwhelming, almost unreal, atmosphere of the encounter. ### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/chapters/vi) Narrates the party and Gatsby's subsequent confession. Attempts to warn Gatsby about the impossibility of recreating the past. ### [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/chapters/vii) The observer and reluctant participant in the Plaza confrontation. Learns the truth of Gatsby's past from Tom. Witnesses the aftermath of Myrtle's death and Gatsby's decision to take the blame. ### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/chapters/viii) Listens to Gatsby's story, expresses his true admiration for Gatsby before leaving, and is the one to discover Gatsby's body after the murder. ### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/chapters/ix) Takes responsibility for Gatsby's affairs, arranges the funeral, and reflects deeply on Gatsby's dream and the moral decay of the East. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/characters/nick_carraway - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_great_gatsby/characters