Nick Carraway is a necessary character in the novel for many reasons. We see how his interacting with the other characters brings about a few traits, which make the story a pleasure to read, and I must say, to write about. Nick lends us his talents to bring us a more realistic story, a larger database of which to draw our information about the characters, and thus better characterization in the novel. The first benefit …showed first 75 words of 886 total…

…showed last 75 words of 886 total…of fame and fortune to Daisy’s pre-wedding distress about his letter. With this, he allows us a better characterization for the characters, showing us that he really is what he claims to be, an honest, non-judgmental person. Nick Carraway becomes a critical part of the story, and as the narrator he makes the story the best it can be, and proves that in the end, as he said, Gatsby really did turn out alright.