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” Go to Atlantic City for a week, or up to Montreal.” -pg. 148
This quote shows how wealthy Gatsby is and how his American Character helped him reach his dreams and aspirations of become one of the elitest in America. Not everyone can just decide one day on going to Montreal or Atlantic City for a [...]

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” It was indirectly due to Cody that Gatsby drank so little. Sometimes in the course of gay parites women used to rub champagne into his hair; for himself he formed the habit of letting liquor alone.” – pg. 100
Who has enough money to be able to have champagne poured in their hair? Except for [...]

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” Let’s go to Coney Island, old sport. In my car. It’s too late. Well suppose we take a plunge in the swimming pool? I haven’t made use of it all summer.” – pg. 81-82
This quote was a diolague between Gatsby and Nick after Nick had just come home and greeted Gatsby at his lawn. [...]

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” Reach me a rose honey, and pour me a last drop into that there crystal glass,” -pg. 61
This statement was made by one of the young ladies on Gatsby’s lawn, sort of like an after party get together. The fact that one of the ladies has to mention the ” crystal glass” shows us [...]

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” On weekends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in the morning and long past midnight, while his station wagon scampered like a brisk yellow bug to meet all trains.” -pg. 39
I think this quote exemplefies the meaning of the American Character. Mr. Gatsby, to who’m Nick [...]

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” I want to get one of those dogs,” she said earnestly. ” I want to get one of those dogs for the apartment. They’re nice to have-a dog.”  – Mrs. Wilson
I think this quote says a lot about the way these people live, and it also gives us a feel for the American character. [...]

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” I bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit and investment securities, and they stood on my shelf in red and gold like new money from the mint, promising to unfold new secrets that only Midas and Morgan adn Maecenas knew. ( Fitzgerald, 4)”  This quote supports the idea that the American character represents [...]

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