Great Gatsby Chapter 6

The Great Gatsby: Chapter 6

  I think that the reason Nick waited to tell us the truth about Gatsby is that he wanted to tell the readers what he saw of Gatsby.  He wanted us to get to know him or think we know him before he shared the truth.  He wanted us to understand a little bit about Gatsby and the oddity of him. Then once we had seen Gatsby interact with other people an hear all the rumors about who he really was and what he might have done, Nick could tell the truth.  It made sense to not just come right out and say where Gatsby actually started out but to tell us and show us how the present Gatsby was.