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sabrinaj
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High School - 10th Grade

In The Great Gatsby, what changes Nick's mind in Chapter IV about the veracity of Gatsby's stories?

 

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Posted by sabrinaj on Monday March 9, 2009 at 1:43 PM and tagged with chapter 4, gatsbys past, gatsbys souvenirs, the great gatsby.

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  1. mshurn
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    While listening to Gatsby's recitation of his personal background with all its seemingly outlandish claims, Nick is both shocked and amazed when Gatsby shows him two souvenirs of his past: a picture of Gatsby with a group of young men at Oxford and a medal awarded by the country of Montenegro to "Major Jay Gatsby" in recognition of his Valour Extraordinary. In the picture, Gatsby stands with the other young men, all wearing blazers; he holds a cricket bat in his hand. Nothing about the picture suggests that it is not authentic. The medal, to Nick's astonishment, also looks quite authentic. After studying Gatsby's picture and medal, Nick concludes, "Then it was all true."

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    Posted by mshurn on Wednesday March 11, 2009 at 12:41 PM