Nick Carraway in the first chapter of the Great Gatsby

        Nick Carraway is the main character, whom the story follows.  Although the title is The Great Gatsby, which is named after the character Gatsby, Carraway is the narrator of the story.  A viable reason to appoint him as the narrator would be to exploit the superficial state of his environment in New York, and most importantly, to exploit the superficiality of Gatsby.  As for the character himself, he appears to be confused and disgusted at the end of the first chapter due to the probing behaviors of Tom Buchanan and his wife Daisy.