1. What are the limitations of having Nick serve as the narrator for this story? How does Chapter 2 make these limitations obvious?

The limitations of having Nick serve as the narrator for The Great Gatsby is that a first person narrator, even when telling the story in retrospect, can only tell of what he has seen, thought, heard or learnt, and therefore, his thoughts and perceptions shape the story.

Chapter two makes these limitations obvious when Nick becomes inebriated. A drunk person cannot trust his memory and perceptions. He clearly states it himself: "I have been drunk just twice in my life, and the second time was that afternoon; so everything that happened has a dim, hazy cast over it ..."