It made more sense in the aspect that,yes Nick was one of the main characters but he was there to see a story unfold. To see who,how and why Gatsby,Daisy or Tom were they way that they were.
Answer:
Thanks to Charles Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist, people became more and more aware of the terrible conditions of the workhouses and were outraged by the child labor that fueled their society. As early as 1802 and 1819, Factory Acts were passed to limit the working hours of workhouse children in factories and cotton mills to 12 hours a day.
<em>Ali daily cleans his car....</em>
To protect it's surroundings