Aldwin Aguilar asked this question about
The Great Gatsby:
My teacher keeps on insisting that Jay Gatsby is black. Is he?
Rob
No, but he deals with black people in his business. Therefore he is viewed as one of them hence the racist remarks made by Tom.
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