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My teacher keeps on insisting that Jay Gatsby is black. Is he?
Jethro Tull As others have pointed out, much of the dialogue would not make sense if this were true. It's interesting that your teacher insists on this interpreta…moreAs others have pointed out, much of the dialogue would not make sense if this were true. It's interesting that your teacher insists on this interpretation, though. It inspires another question altogether: why would someone need a character to be from another social group, or at least to have an identity that is vastly different from the one likely intended by the author?(less)
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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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