Nick is very awkward and does not know how to act when he is exposed to Tom, his mistress, and their friends. Nick sees all the aspects of his friends lives as the novel continues. He initially knows what is right and wrong morally, which separates Nick from that crowd. He begins dating Jordan Baker, a wealthy pro-golfer. She is part of Daisy and Gatsby’s crowd. Nick changes from once being a respectful gentleman to having a brief affair while dating Jordan shows his evolution . This shows how hanging around the upper class brutal crowd changes Nick for the worst. He is brought back to reality and realizes what he has become when harsh events like the murder of Myrtle and Gatsby occur. By this point Nick had grown wise and is no longer naive. The final event that brought him to notice who his “friends” were occurs when no one, not even the hundreds of people that attend Gatsby’s party, pay their respects and go to his funeral. Nick decides that he needs to leave this lifestyle and person he has become behind and move back west. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby displays the growth of the narrator, Nick Carraway. He begins as a thoughtful, good intention man. When Nick is introduced to the fast paced upper class life, his personality and intentions change. Nick begins a certain way, but throughout the novel changes due to his relationships, decisions, and lessons. Once Nick grows