Nick Carraway is a crucial asset to the story. He helps us tour Gatsby's world, understand Gatsby's personality, and he changes the course of the plot through his interactions with other characters.
Nick helps us tour Gatsby's world because he is always around him and learning more about him. Previously Gatsby's life was a mystery, but as they become friends some details about Gatsby are revealed. We learn that most of Gatsby's actions are done in order to get in touch with Daisy. An example of this would be the parties he throws. The parties and the people invited are important because they are an effort to get Daisy to come to a party. We also learned that Gatsby did some shady business to become rich just because he knew that Daisy would love him more if he had money. Without Nick all that information about Gatsby would be unknown.
Another reason that makes Nick so important is he helps us understand Gatsby's personality. We learn that Gatsby is an odd guy, but also an interesting guy. He was shy and was always off to the side at his parties. As we got to know Gatsby more we found out that he had a lot of knowledge and cool stories. Gatsby told Nick about how he met Daisy when he was in the military and how when he got back she had already fallen in love with someone else. That was a key part in the story because it revealed that Daisy was the one thing that Gatsby wanted to become happy. Without Nick we would never understand Gatsby's personality.
Gatsby and Daisy may have not ever been reunited if it wasn't for Nick. Nick knew Daisy and Gatsby begged him to invite her over while he was there so they could be back together. Through his interaction with Daisy and Gatsby Nick created a big part of the plot.
If the story was narrated by an anonymous, omniscient voice we never would have know what was going threw Nick's mind at key points in the story which wouldn't allow us to really understand his character. Nick Carraway added more detail and better understandings to the story.
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