... look reveals a religious connection with the protagonist, Jay Gatsby. Nick Carraway, the narrator, describes Gatsby in such a way that an evangelist would describe Christ. From the moment Nick meets Gatsby, biblical allusions are presented. When first meeting Gatsby, Nick describes his smile as "rarewith a quality of eternal reassurance" (Fitzgerald 48). In 1 John 2:25, Jesus "promised...eternal life".Nick ... her life over. This series of events is the same with Jesus sacrificing himself to give his people a new life, a clean slate. In conclusion, Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby has many...

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