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Show that Nick has a high opinion of Gatsby, at least in retrospect, and state Nick's reasons for thinking of Jay Gatsby as "the Great Gatsby." I feel like Nick thinks so high of Gatsby because of his wealth and all the stories he here's about Gatsby and the way his house is so magnificent and glowing. Especially when he has his house parties and everyone from New York shows up. He has the biggest house in long island and no body is as wealthy as him and also he is old money not new so he is set back and owns lots of things. Lastly he thinks highly because of all the cool things he does and has to do.

But anyway's he has many stories that people say of him. Like once Gatsby killed a man and so on. But for one thing Gatsby had told Nick that he was in the war and did many things. Then also told him his life story about how he grew up poor with his mother and father kind of in a desert area at least that is what I recall. But Gatsby had
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He basically makes sure he is always looking perfect. Gatsby looks like he get's his hair cut everyday and his clothes all look flawless. Nick feel's as if he would't even find the littlest speck of dust on Gatsby's clothes or you wouldn't see a single scar or even a piece of his hair misplaced. Also Gatsby picks and chooses all his words very carefully and makes sure he speaks very proper.

In conclusion these are all my reasons to show that Nick has a high opinion of Gatsby because of the way he carries himself. Also the way he is so ready to tell the truth of his life story and how it went and how he has so much wealth and can do all these things. Also lastly the way Gatsby cares so much for his cousin Daisy and almost seems as if he would do almost everything for her to be happy, and that is another definite thing Nick thinks highly about Gatsby. But in overall Nick feels and thinks Gatsby is a nice person who cares a lot about things besides only

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