Jay and Nick, the two protagonists of the story had a special relationship. They met in an awkward situation when Nick unknowingly talks about Jay to a stranger who turns out to be Jay. They were close friends, in the end of the story we find out that Nick was Gatsby’s only friend. And when Gatsby id dead, Nick realizes that his friends Tom, Daisy and Jordan
In the beginning of the story it seems like Jay is using Nick to get to Daisy. At first Jay throws the most amazing parties in the universe, hoping that daisy will show up to one of them. But as soon as he realizes that Nick and Daisy are cousins he starts to invite Nick to his exaggeratedly fancy parties. He does this with the intention of befriending Nick, thus making it easier to get to Daisy. Sure enough he gets what he wants; sadly this leads to his death. Near the end of the story though, Jay seems to develop a true friendship with Nick.
Nick never really used Jay, he was attracted to Jay’s mysterious aura, and was fascinate by his luxuries. Throughout the novel he is trying to figure out where Jay’s wealth comes from. When Jay dies Nick proves to be one of his only friends when puts together a funeral for his friend.
