... accept there is a limit to how far he can go. Gatsby is so vivid at times in the text (the use of "cried" shows how emotional he is) where other characters are so empty, it is impossible not to almost be in awe of Gatsby, the way he has so much passion and drive because of his dream. Setting is also ... a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden. It was Gatsby's mansion." Clearly a magnificent house, a "mansion" no less, but an extrav...

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