Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby are two men who are friends under unlikely circumstances. Nick has lived in his small eye sore house, a neighbor to Gatsby, during his time in West Egg but does not meet Gatsby until he receives an invitation and attends one of Gatsby's parties. They do not immediately hit it off until Gatsby discovers that Nick is a distant cousin of Daisy Buchannan, Gatsby's long lost love. Gatsby then takes more interest to Nick, hatching plans in his head to win Daisy over by using Nick. From there Nick and Gatsby are inseparable.
Many readers believe that this is not a genuine relationship. It would be easy to say that Jay is simply using Nick in order to become closer to Daisy. They come from such different backgrounds, one would think it would be impossible for their classes to mix. Although that may be partially true, Gatsby does share a special bond with Nick that we might not be able to see yet. Gatsby always seeks Nick's opinion or approval before taking action, and also share similar qualities. They are still in the acquaintance phase of their relationship, but with out a doubt, it will soon evolve to more.
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