The Great Gatsby: Nick's honesty
Matt and Jen each wrote a blog entry examining the last line of chapter 3 in F. Scott Fitzgerald's tale, in which Nick Carraway assures the reader that he is an honest man.
I think that Nick's honesty is in fact the trait that earns him Gatsby's friendship and confidence, perhaps because Gatsby himself is a dishonest man. This might also explain why Jordan says she doesn't believe Gatsby went to Oxford, and why she seems generally disinterested in him until he pulls her aside and speaks to her privately. She mentions that she hates dishonest people, but likes Nick, perhaps further affirming that Nick is an honest person.
The question remains, though: why is Nick so attracted to Gatsby? Is it just his mysterious social aura, or is it something deeper than that?