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Aldwin Aguilar asked this question about The Great Gatsby:
My teacher keeps on insisting that Jay Gatsby is black. Is he?
Jake Your teacher needs to stop with theatrics and just read the book as it actually is. Less unsupported imaginational reading into things and more suppor…moreYour teacher needs to stop with theatrics and just read the book as it actually is. Less unsupported imaginational reading into things and more supported logical analysis. Sounds like your teacher wants to play politics with a classic. Although Fitzgerald was one to write stories that were about classes and inequalities. (less)
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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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