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What are the benefits or effects of using Nick as a first person narrator to communicate 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 contained powerful memories that he will recount in a first-hand account. This narrative voice technique allows Fitzgerald's readers to understand the contents of Nick's mind, while allowing us to evaluate his character more accurately. From our first encounter with him in these opening paragraphs, we predict that Nick will present us with a story containing moral judgments about his central interest, Gatsby, which he delivers to us with heavy meaning as "the man who gives his name to this book. » Nick's short introduction to this second character is captivating and is therefore used as a method of keeping Gatsby firmly in our minds. Our first impression of Nick's character is that he is resolute in matters of judgment and fairness, as he cherishes the advice given by his father. to “remember that all the people of the world...