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Jay Gatsby was a wealthy businessman who lived in the east side of New York City, a well-established section of the city often referred to as the East Egg. He was the owner of an extensive stone mansion where he held many parties for dignitari ....

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... by the people around him, as rumors circled about his past actions and if what he said was actually the truth. Finally, some people found Gatsby hard to read, especially Nick and Daisy. He rarely showed or talked about his emotions and if he did, the subject was quickly changed. Gatsby did not develop throughout the novel. From a point early in his life, he had a romantic fantasy and he continued to sustain this throughout his life. He liked to focus on past events, rather than look at what was happening at the present. For example, he and Daisy had a beautiful romance for a long period earlier in his life. Gatsby repeated ...