We as readers don’t believe if we should trust Nick Caraway or not. He apparently has tried to be as truthful as possible which hasn’t seemed to work out for him. He begins to tells us right away that he has an uncanny ability to reserve judgment and get people to trust him, which encourages us to see him as a reliable narrator. At the same time, he also says “I am one of the few honest people I have ever known.” His very need to describe himself this way makes the reader question how much Nick can actually be trusted.