A good example of how Nick comes to see Jordan is revealed in an early chapter when he is driving with her in her car. She is reckless and a very bad driver. When he tells her that she should be careful, she responds by saying why should she be careful; there are other drivers on the road—they can be careful.
After all the events of the novel, especially the death of Myrtle when Daisy leaves Gatsby to take the blame, Nick comes to a realization that their kind (Jordan, Daisy, Tom, etc.) are careless people. They are careless drivers (there are a number of car accidents) and careless with people's lives and feelings. Nick eventually realizes that he cannot be with someone like that and he comes to dislike Jordan like the rest of the them.
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