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My teacher keeps on insisting that Jay Gatsby is black. Is he?
Jailene There are professors who have written about this and it has been brought up before. I wouldn't be quick to give a definite answer seeing that it is ne…moreThere are professors who have written about this and it has been brought up before. I wouldn't be quick to give a definite answer seeing that it is never clearly stated. Analysts have used evidence from the novel to support their claims about him being black.(less)
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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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