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"The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God-a phrase which, if it means anything, means just that-and he must be about His Father's business, the service of a vast, vulgar, and meretricious beauty. So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end."
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FranklinBarnes
May 11, 2025 01:13PM
Grateful to log in after a while and see Wattpad promoting “You Must Remember This” for AAPI Heritage Month. I’m grateful that readers have found something in that story that is reflective of their e...View all Conversations
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