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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?
John Burt I think it's possible that Fitzgerald either intended to reveal that Gatsby was passing and then backed away in the final edit.

Alternatively, perhaps …moreI think it's possible that Fitzgerald either intended to reveal that Gatsby was passing and then backed away in the final edit.

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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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