Jay and Nick

        After reading the first five chapters of The Great Gatsby, I can't seem to convince myself that the relationship between Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway is more real than an illusion created by the human mind after experiencing long periods of starvation. Before they met each other at Gatsby's party, Jordan Baker told Jay that Nick is close to Daisy which prompts Jay to make friends with Nick. Before the party, Jay sent his butler to invite Nick to his party just so Nick can feel that he's special and makes him eager to meet the host. Next throughout chapter 4, Jay tells Nick about his past at Oxford University and how he makes his money illegally just so Nick could help him invite Daisy over for tea. From the beginning, Jay was already thinking of using Nick as a way to get a chance to talk to Daisy after she doesn't appear in his parties and he even bought his house across the bay from Daisy's home in order to be closer to her. Even by the end of chapter 5, Nick realizes that he had just been used by Jay all along because he asked Jay if he really wants him to come suggesting that his job for him is over and he should disappear from his life. Their relationship can be seen as nothing more than an exchange for benefits such as how Jay had Nick arrange his meeting with Daisy while Nick happens to be more included into the higher social circle which could provide some connections to the rich which would benefit him as he tries to succeed in his job.