Question

How do the details Gatsby provides about his life influence Nick’s perception of Gatsby?

Answer 1

Gatsby tells Nick he fought in the WW1 and went to Oxford and was brought up in America. He gives false family background because it depends upon San Francisco. He reveals that he associated with shady types when he introduces Nick to Meyer Wolfshiem, who fixed the 1919 World Series. Gatsby tells Nick he fought in the WW1 and went to Oxford and was brought up in America. He gives false family background because it depends upon San Francisco. He reveals that he associated with shady types when he introduces Nick to Meyer Wolfshiem, who fixed the 1919 World Series.