Nick Flashcards
From the beginning, what kind of character does the narrator think Nick to be?
The narrator considers him to be a suspicious character:
He’s too casual… (4.6)
What happens by the time the narrator and Nick start having sex near the end of the book?
She is desperate for a companion and pours her heart out to him. She acknowledges the danger and potential stupidity of this:
[…] how have I come to trust him like this, which is foolhardy in itself? How can I assume I know him, or the least thing about him and what he really does? (40.17)
Despite her suspicions, does she still trust Nick?
She seems to just trust her gut feeling and desire, even though all the previous events in the book would seem to advise against doing so. This is especially weird when we consider how she found him suspicious at the start. Now she says, “being […] with him is safety” (40.17).
Does Nick tell anything to the narrator in return?
While the narrator tells Nick everything, he seems to tell her nothing in return:
He on the other hand talks little… (40.20)
