What is Nick like as a narrator ? Is he a reliable story teller ?How does the qualities as character affect his narration ? Is he a reliable story...

At the end
of the third chapter,makes a stunning statement about himself:

Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I
am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.

Readers should always see a red flag when a narrator refers to himself or herself as
"honest." This usually indicates the opposite, as truly honest people are acutely
aware that they don't always tell the the truth, as nobody does. In Nick's
case, this statement is especially stunning. It comes immediately after he has described how he
is leading on the "girl" in Chicago thatandthought he was engaged to marry. Nick isn't
attracted to her, remembering the line of sweat that forms on her upper lip after a game of
tennis, but he hasn't quite managed to break off the relationship. He is, in other words, lying
to her. This is especially devious as he is becoming increasingly involved with. So one must
wonder what he is thinking in describing himself as honest...