The character of Nick Carroway in The Great GatsbyIn his novel The Great Gatsby, the author F. Scott Fitzgerald depicts the character of Nick Carroway as an honest person. Nick stands out from the other characters in the story. It is Nick's honesty with himself and others, his morality, and his impartial and slow-to-judge qualities that make him the best character in the novel. The chain of events that occur in the story begins with Nick meeting Jordan Baker at Gatsby's party. It is this meeting that leads Nick to raise the subject of honesty. Nick discovers Jordan's cheating at a golf tournament and realizes how dishonest Jordan is. “She was incredibly dishonest,” Nick said (page 58), adding, “Dishonesty in a woman is something you can never blame deeply.” (Page 59) Jordan seemed to pit his own dishonesty against Nick's honesty. On the night of the party, Jordan makes Nick say: “Everyone suspects at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people I have ever known. (Page 60) He supports his words through his actions as narrator, as well as his role as a character in the story. As a narrator, he was honest with himself, such as Nick admitting that Jordan was not only dishonest, but also selfish and cynical, but that he loved him regardless. As the novel's main character, he was the only one who did not feel the need to mislead others. All other characters would use an impressive and unreal facade in order to attract people and make a good first impression. For example, Daisy behaved completely differently in company than when she was with Tom. However, this happened as Nick still let his honest and true character shine through throughout time. Nick also seemed to be the only non-corrupt and non-materialistic character in The Great Gatsby. All the other characters, including Gatsby himself, seemed to think that money could buy happiness. Gatsby's thought process is a great example: he thought he could win over Daisy by impressing her with his extravagant parties. The fact is that Daisy, being a materialist herself, probably would have been won over if she hadn't already been married to a rich man. This materialism is what leads to the character's corruption.