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Give a critical quote about Nick thoughts on Gatsby

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“Nick wants to portray Gatsby as great and to ignore anything that may undermine that image” -Charlie Stocks

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Give a critical quote about Daisy

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“Daisy is vulgar and inhuman” - Alfred Kazi

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Give two tragic critical quotes about Gatsby by the same critic

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“However rich he became, he would never be able to afford her” - Sarah Churchwell
“Although Gatsby can make money, he can’t make destiny” - Sarah Churchwell

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Give a critical quote about nick as the narrator

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“An unreliable narrator… makes for a stronger demand on the reader’s power of inference” - Thomas Boyle

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Give a critical quote about Gatsby’ life ambition

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“He spends his life trying to find a happy ending” - Sarah Churchwell

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