lly, because, in the early stages of the novel he does not seem affected by it. “No thanks,said Miss Baker to the four cocktails just from the pantry, I’m absolutely in training. Her hostlooked at her incredulously. You are!...How you get anything done is beyond me.”(pg.. 27 ln16) Now this was the first time Jordan and Nick came into contact with one another, and it is said thatthe first impressions are extremely important. However, for a strong moral person like Nick, hisreaction is surprising when he simply states, “I enjoyed looking at her.”(pg. 27 ln 23) This is asign of his first stages of development, which will soon result into what the author intended.The “American Dream” cannot be recognized as a failure if Jordan does not develop Nickinto his final character. It is known that Nick, just like Dunny holds high moral values, but it isslowly beginning to be affected by Jordan Baker. Jordan has had such low moral values for quitesome time, which is evident in chapter four. “Daisy said to Jordan Baker...While she was drunkas a monkey, she told Jordan, Here dearis. Take’em back downstairs and give’en to whoeverthey belong. Tell’em Daisy’s changed he mind!” (pg. 79 ln 5) “But the next day she marriedTom Buchanan without as so much as a shiver...” (pg. 79 ln 19) It was evident that Daisy andJordan were both filled with immoral value before Daisy even got married. This later begins toaffect Nick as well when Nick later found out from Jordan that Gatsby was once in love withTom’s wife Daisy. This shows how Nick begins to slip because he is now part of thedevelopment of the plot. It comes down to the point where a self-respected-man like himselfbegins to gossip. Nick inevitably stoops to a lower level. This may be bad in regards to hischaracter but is vital in the role of the novel. It is later that Nick realizes that he beco...
