In this chapter, Nick's character becomes more developed, as a trait is revealed, displaying his feeling towards women, and his attraction that is directed towards men. He chooses to discuss physical features when he discusses women, He presses to see what they are interested in, and if he can't figure it out, he moves on. However, when he discusses with male characters, he takes more time to get to know them, and connect to them more emotionally. As Nick describes the Wilson couple, he states that Myrtle has a "thickish figure" blocking his ability to observe Mr Wilson, who is "Spiritless, anemic, and faintly handsome," who has a "damp gleam of hope" (p.25). When acknowledging Mrs. Wilson, he only dresses her appearance, and it can be observed that that is all that he wants to know of her. However, he also addresses the appearance of Mr. Wilson, and his attractions towards him, as well as his personality. He also describes how a person can be seen through their eyes.
When he gets to meet Tom's mistress, Nick kind of accepts, which proves his disinterest in women, since most other people would be enthusiastic about meeting the mistress. When Tom and Myrtle are at the apartment, Nick uses this as an opportunity to run errands so he could take a break from the beaconing silence, and give them a chance to talk. However, later on he is also distant when they are all sitting around and talking, and Nick wants nothing but to walk in the park, but he doesn't because he wants to know what happens between Tom and Myrtle.
When he gets to meet Tom's mistress, Nick kind of accepts, which proves his disinterest in women, since most other people would be enthusiastic about meeting the mistress. When Tom and Myrtle are at the apartment, Nick uses this as an opportunity to run errands so he could take a break from the beaconing silence, and give them a chance to talk. However, later on he is also distant when they are all sitting around and talking, and Nick wants nothing but to walk in the park, but he doesn't because he wants to know what happens between Tom and Myrtle.