Chapter 1, opening paragraphs
'In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice...'—introduces Nick's narrative voice and the theme of moral judgment that frames the novel.
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From The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Nick Carraway recalls his father's advice about reserving judgment, establishing him as the novel's reflective, morally ambivalent narrator.
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