He states that his upbringing instilled in him high morals and values, in contrast to those of Orientals. As a result, when faced with the inevitable falsification of those he considers friends, Nick has difficulty maintaining judgment internally. There are two excellent examples of dishonesty in this novel: Jay Gatsby's inventions and Jordan Baker's escapes. There are several instances where Nick suspected Jay of hiding the truth. His first impression of Gatsby was one of those moments: “Some time before he introduced himself I had a strong impression that he was choosing his words carefully” (Fitzgerald 32). Another example of mistrust was when Gatsby says that he worked for three years to earn the money to buy his house and Nick questions this because Gatsby told him before that his money was inherited. Jay quickly tries to recover from his period of hiding, which causes Nick to make a remark about it: "I think he barely knew what he was saying, because when I asked him what business he was in he said, 'I'm my business,' before he realized that wasn't an appropriate response” (Fitzgerald 58). Jordan Baker presents another form of dishonesty: lying to get what he wants. We find out that Jordan lies about leaving “a car borrowed in the rain with the top down,” which triggers Nick’s judgment: “She was incurably dishonest and was able to tolerate being at a disadvantage” (Fitzgerald 38). All in all, the magnitude of the lies Nick encountered made him want truthfulness in those