GREAT GATSBY CHAPTER 6
Longer Answer (5+ sentences): What do we learn about Gatsby’s past in the flashback? What is Nick’s motivation for giving us Gatsby’s background in a flashback at this point in the story? What does Gatsby’s past help explain about his present?
Nick views Gatsby as a deeply flawed man, dishonest and vulgar, whose extraordinary optimism and power to transform his dreams into reality make him “great” nonetheless.
