F. Scott Fitzgerald employs a distinctive and highly effective narrative technique in *The Great Gatsby* through the use of a first-person narrator, Nick Carraway. Nick serves as both a participant in and an observer of the events, allowing the novel to unfold through his personal experiences, reflections, and judgments. This narrative method shapes the reader's understanding of the characters, themes, and moral complexities of the story while contributing significantly to the novel's artistic richness. Nick Carraway is not the central character but a witness to Gatsby's extraordinary life and tragic downfall. As a young man from the Midwest who moves to West Egg to pursue a career in the bond business, Nick occupies a unique position between the glamorous world of the wealthy and the ordinary world of middle-class values. His role as an outsider enables him to observe the excesses, ambitions, and moral failures of the upper class with a degree of objectivity. At the same time, his personal involvement with Gatsby and the Buchanans makes him emotionally invested in the events he narrates. The use of a limited first-person point of view creates both intimacy and mystery. Readers learn about Gatsby gradually, just as Nick does. At first, Gatsby appears as a mysterious millionaire surrounded by rumours of criminal activities, heroic achievements, and extravagant wealth. Fitzgerald deliberately delays revealing Gatsby's past, allowing suspense to build. This gradual disclosure makes Gatsby a complex and fascinating