Nick tells us the truth about Gatsby in this chapter. Speculate why Gatsby makes up the lie, and why Nick decides to tell us at this point in the book as opposed to earlier.
Nick tells us the truth about Gatsby, and how he became rich by stealing now because he wanted us to be able to see Gatsby in the light that he saw him in. Nick is able to sympathize with Gatsby because he knows how good of a guy he really is. If at the beginning we were told that Gatsby is a criminal and used that as a way to get this girl that he was supposedly in love with, then this book would never have the same impact it did. From a very shallow standpoint, Gatsby's life was pathetic. It is only when you really analyze it and look at the deeper meaning behind those that made it pathetic and the way that Gatsby tried to get to Daisy is when you realize how important the morals of this story are. The only way for Nick to get us hooked into this book is to created the mystery around Gatsby that Nick felt, so he had to recreate that mystery for us.
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