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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?
Theo Chungath No Gatsby is not black for the simplistic reason Fitzgerald lived primarily in France. Gatsby was supposed to represent him in many respects in this s…moreNo Gatsby is not black for the simplistic reason Fitzgerald lived primarily in France. Gatsby was supposed to represent him in many respects in this story. Fitzgerald would not write his lead character as an African and not make it a prominent aspect of the novel. Throughout the story it describes Gatsby as a young man in America with Daisy, this also supports the fact he's almost undoubtedly American white.(less)
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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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