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"Nick believes he is one of the few honest people he knows. Do you think he is honest?"

I think if you classify yourself as one of the most honest people you know then you probably aren't very honest. It makes me think you're probably covering something up.

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Do you believe Nick questions his sexuality?

Nick is obviously questioning or he is aware that he isn't fully straight, but he knows he can't express himself to the extent he would like because people were not very accepting of the LGBT community back then.

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How does the author portray Jordan Baker in chapter 3?

Jordan is portrayed as a woman who is defying the societal norms of the 1920's as an independent woman, who appreciates the privilege she has, and wishes to live her life freely. She drives like she is the only one on the road because she believes that it takes two to create an accident. She lives a life of wealth doing as she pleases without consequence. She represents a woman's role being redefined. For this reason, Nick takes interest in her.

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Do you believe Nick questions his sexuality?

I don't think he is questioning. I think Nick knows that he is a little gay but obviously can't express or show his sexualldy openly. They way he describes Jordan is that shes so attractive becase she has manly features.

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I agree with Kaden, Gatsby actions could be described as longing for someone else to be at his parties.

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Why do you think that Gatsby has large parties with people who don't know him and have never met him?

I believe Gatsby has large parties with people who don't know him and he has never met, so he can continue to put on his front of being well known and powerful. These parties could also help distract him from his feelings towards his real life and he also hopes these parties could attract Daisy.

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Do you believe Nick is attracted to Jordan in any meaningful way?

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"Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don’t know him and have never met him?"

Gatsby is making an uproar every night yet never takes part. He simply watches the party guests living it up. This seems to me like he's waiting for someone specific, and the parties are a way to entice said person to show up.

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Nick thinks he's one of the very few honest people he knows. Do you think he is honest?

As it stands currently, I believe Nick to be an honest person but only because I have to take his word for it. As much as he could be honest, he could be dishonest, because we don't have much to go off of besides what he lets the reader know. Assuming he is telling us everything though, I do think he is an honest person.

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How does Nick describe Jordan Baker and Gatsby? Does he describe them the same, or does he describe them differently?

Nick describes both Baker and Gatsby mysteriously as well as interestingly. He shows curiosity for both Baker and Gatsby and in Chapter 3 he remembers more about Baker but is yet to know much at all about Gatsby.

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Do you believe Nick questions his sexuality? Do you think Nick knows himself? Is he trying to find himself?

Nick to me sounds more curious about Gatsby's backstory as a mystery due to nobody seeming to be sure of where he came from.

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Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don’t know him and have never met him?

Gatsby uses his wealth to try to impress Daisy who he loves. He uses them as he is aware his parties have an impact on people in order to attract Daisy's attention

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Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don’t know him and have never met him?

I believe Gatsby does this in order to distract himself from the reality of his life. While he has wealth, he does not have his love, Daisy. In order to push aside his feelings, he flaunts his wealth to cover his sadness with a sense of power.

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Do you think F. Scott Fitzgerald is projecting the questioning of his own sexuality onto Nick's character?

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Do you believe Nick questions his sexuality? Do you think Nick knows himself? Is he trying to find himself?

I believe his interest in Gatsby at this point is purely an attraction to his mystery, rather than romantically. I don't think he questions his sexuality, but it's too soon to tell. I don't believe that Nick knows himself, but then again, who does. I believe that Gatsby mystery and power might have Nick questioning his life and power.

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Why do you think that Gatsby has large parties with people who don't know him and have never met him?

I believe Gatsby has large parties with people he barely knows to portray a powerful and mysterious image, as well to fell powerful. Also perhaps as a distraction from the tragedy that is not being able to be with Daisy, and also surviving the war. He later says he throws large parties in hopes to attract Daisy to one of them one day.

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How does the author portray Jordan Baker in chapter three?

Fitzgerald describes Jordan Baker as intriguing but beautiful, When Nick first sees her, she is very stiff and uptight

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"Nick believes he is one of the few honest people he knows. Do you think he is honest".

I believe that everybody in this book is a little dishonest. Nick takes the spot of the complete honest person, but we hear very little about nick. Nick is lying by omission therefore he is dishonest for withholding information that could be vital to the story.

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What scenes from chapter three could be looked at differently when you remember that this story is a retelling?

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Responding to the question "Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don’t know him and have never met him?"

I believe that it is pretty obvious that Gatsby only has these parties in order to impress Daisy. He wants her, and he knows that his parties are quite popular and oftentimes talked about for a while after, so this is his way of trying to impress her. He doesn't seem to care about anyone other then her, so this shows me that the parties are a way for him to draw in her attention.

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Responding to the question "Nick thinks he's one of the very few honest people he knows.  Do you think he is honest?"
I think that since Nick has this believe that he is a very honest person, he sees himself as more honest then he might actually be. While outwardly we can see that he is very honest and hold people accountable, he doesn't quite do the same with himself. I feel like he is struggling with who he is, therefore he is afraid to truly be honest internally, so he feels that he needs to constantly be honest on the outside to make up for it.

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Do you believe Nick questions his sexuality? Do you think Nick knows himself? Is he trying to find himself?
As we discussed in the second chapter, we see nick as a curious man, so their may be a possibility later on in the book that he does but I doubt it. I think Nick is really interested in Gatsby right now because he gives off a mysterious "tone".  Does Nick knows himself? Probably not, but what young aged man truly knows himself during this time frame?

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"Nick believes he is one of the few honest people he knows. Do you think he is honest".
I wouldn't necessarily believe someone who says they are "one of the few honest people" because it usually means she or he isn't very honest. I don't think Nick is honest with himself right now and that he is going to discover new things about himself.

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What did the author intend to portray when the jazz music started and Nick’s eyes immediately went to Gatsby?

The author intended to portray a fascination that Nick has with Gatsby. The dramatic scene was important to show how Nick pictures Gatsby. He notices the small things about Gatsby's facial features and reactions to the jazz music. The scene was important to show how Nick views Gatsby as an individual.

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Nick thinks he's one of the very few honest people he knows.  Do you think he is honest?
I believe that he is not as honest as he portrays himself to be. Although, I do feel like he is honest to other people but maybe he is not honest with himself. Usually when people say they are honest, they are probably not very honest. He seems to be confused about himself, and maybe he doesn't really know himself like he thinks he does. I feel like when we get further into the book Nick will start to discover a side of him that he didn't know he had.

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"Nick believes he is one of the few honest people he knows. Do you think he is honest?"
I don't think Nick is being honest with himself when he claims that he is one of the few honest people he knows. I think instead he should have stead he thinks of himself as an honest person, but claiming that he is honest rather than hearing it from someone else makes me think that only he might view himself as completely honest.

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Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don't know him and have never met him?
I think Gatsby has large parties to flourish his wealth to other people.

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"Nick believes he is one of the few honest people he knows. Do you think he is honest".

I personally do not believe anyone is a 100% honest person and people who tell themselves that are just trying to comfort their own feelings.

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Do you believe Nick questions his sexuality? Do you think Nick knows himself? Is he trying to find himself?

I honestly do think he is questioning his sexuality but I don´t think that the book has progressed enough to have a definite answer.

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Do you believe Nick questions his sexuality? Do you think Nick knows himself? Is he trying to find himself?
I don't think Nick is questioning his sexuality because during this tie period it as forbid and everyone was Homophobic. I think he believes he knows himself but I believe he doesn't because not everyone knows themselves. I do think he is trying to find himself.

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Why do you think that Gatsby has large parties with people who don't know him and have never met him?
I think he has large parties because he wants to show off how wealthy he is.

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Do you believe Nick questions his sexuality? Do you think Nick knows himself? Is he trying to find himself?

Yes, I think he questions his sexuality with Tom and Gatsby. I also don't think he knows himself at all and is trying to find himself among the rich people.

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Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don’t know him and have never met him?

I think he does it to show off his wealth and attract new people to take under his wing.

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Do you believe Nick questions his sexuality? Do you think Nick knows himself? Is he trying to find himself?

I don't think he is really questioning his sexuality, I think he is just becoming interested in Gatsby because of how mysterious he is.

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Why do you think that Gatsby has large parties with people who don't know him and have never met him?

I think he has these parties to give people something to do and a way for them to get alcohol. I think they do this as a way for him to advertise him selling alcohol.

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Responding to the question "Do you believe Nick questions his sexuality? Do you think Nick knows himself? Is he trying to find himself". While it is possible that Nick is something other than straight, I highly doubt it because of the time period. I agree with what Jessica said that "Homophobia was normalized and molded into society". It would be very hard for him to even question it, and if he did know it would be hard to come to terms with it and how to move forward. With that I do not believe that Nick knows himself/ he is trying to to find himself. He talks about himself as a very passive/submissive person who is "not judgmental" when in reality he definitely is a little bias.

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Responding to "Nick believes he is one of the few honest people he knows. Do you think he is honest". For the most part I do believe that Nick is honest. But no one can be 100% honest 100% of the time. He isn't "judgmental" but he does hold others to higher standards than himself. And like Paige said, he can be bias. While narrating its his job to tell the story correctly, and he does a pretty good job of it so far.

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How does the author portray Jordan Baker in chapter 3?
Jordan is portrayed as an uncommonly independent woman during this time period. She drives cars like she is the only one on the road because she believes it takes two to create an accident. She had a scandal that could of halted her career. Overall, she lives a life of wealth and is okay with living her life freely and without consequence. I think the author portrays her as someone who appreciates her privilege, will do anything to stay where she is, and as someone who appreciates her independence.

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Nick believes he is one of the very few honest people he knows. Do you think he is honest?
I don't believe Nick is always completely honest. He prides himself on not being judgmental and never judging a book by it's cover. But, I think that Nick can be bias. He believes that he is honest and describes people as he should, but that is his perspective. Further, I do think he tries his best to stay as honest and truthful as possible to narrate, but is bias.

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In response to Sammy Finch's post: I agree with what you said about why Nick admires Gatsby. I think you're completely right about how other characters have seemed to be dishonest about themselves, whereas Gatsby appears to be much more genuine.

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Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don't know him and have never met him?
I think he has these large parties because he wants to flaunt his wealth a bit, and he also wishes for Daisy to show up.

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In response to Sammy Finch's post:
I somewhat agree with what you are saying because it is a very good point and I agree that many people would not have thought about being anything other than straight. But there are multiple moments throughout the book which show that even if Nick doesn't completely understand how he is feeling, he is questioning something. For example, at the very end of chapter 2 he blacks out and it seems as though something might have happened then. Also in chapter 3 the way Nick describes Gatsby's smile seems to be more than friends. Nick might not completely understand these feelings, but I definitely think that he is feeling something other than being straight.

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Why do you think that Gatsby has large parties with people who don't know him and have never met him?
I think that he has these huge parties because he wants to show off that he has money and is wealthy.

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I agree with Madinas response to this unknown persons question:  "Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don’t know him and have never met him?"
I also think Gatsby has these big parties because he wants exposure and the flaunt the money he has. He is not very known to everyone and wants a powerful image.

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Nick thinks he's one of the very few honest people he knows.  Do you think he is honest
I think Nick is honest to the extant that he can as he likes to think he isn't judgmental and wants to know before making assumptions. As anyone is he does have his own opinions and adds biased comments to his thoughts but overall I think he is an honest person.

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Nick thinks he's one of the very few honest people he knows. Do you think he is honest?

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In response to this unknown person question:  "Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don’t know him and have never met him?"

I think the reason behind why Gatsby has large parties with people who don’t know him is because, one, he obviously has a lot of money, and two, using his money as a source he wants everyone to have good impression of him. There have been gossips that he is an evil person and he does not want to people to have that image of him. He wants to show how much money he has to impress people.

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How does the author portray Jordan Baker in chapter three?
Jordan is portrayed as a woman who is defying the societal norms of the 1920s. She represents a woman's role being redefined. For this reason, Nick takes interest in her. In earlier chapters, her character is placed in contrast with Daisy. Jordan has carved a nontraditional path for herself that has allowed her independence that Daisy is not afforded.

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Do you believe Nick questions his sexuality? Do you think Nick knows himself? Is he trying to find himself?
I agree with Sammy and Madison that Nick does not know himself. Like many people, I think Nick lives as the person he believes he should be to meet societal expectations, rather than the person he is. However, I do think he is trying to find himself. Nick has placed himself in a situation that is uncomfortable. He is learning a new job and existing in entirely new social circles in a new environment where his family name does not carry as much significance as it might in his hometown. For these reasons I think Nick is redefining who he is. I also think Nick is questioning his sexuality. Despite the time period or societal norms, I think most people question their sexuality at some point.

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In response to Sammy Finch's post:
Wow! That was great insight. It's interesting to me that you talk about Nick faking it until he makes it. That's a common phrase, but I've never thought of it in terms of knowing yourself. I think I pretend to know myself in essays a lot haha. I think it's also something to note that Nick's passiveness is also a result of not knowing himself. He doesn't recognize his opinions on things, so he doesn't feel comfortable speaking out against them. Nick described himself as a politician in Chapter 1 and I think that is a fair description. I think of the moment in Hamilton when Hamilton looks at Aaron Burr and goes "If you stand for nothing Burr, what do you fall for?" I think what Nick is going to learn is that if he doesn't speak up, he's going to get nowhere.

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Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don’t know him and have never met him?

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Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don’t know him and have never met him?
I think Gatsby has large parties so that he can get away with selling alcohol during the prohibition. It is possible that the reason he got away with it is that the police got to go. I'm not sure that he likes the attention because he doesn't even introduce himself to his guests. It's honestly hard to imagine someone throwing parties for tons of people and expecting nothing in return. Like they are trashing his mansion, doing illegal things, and drinking all his booze, all without thanks. I can't think of anyone that would do that today. I also can't imagine how much money that would cost, Gatsby has to have some outrageous amount of money.

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Do you believe Nick questions his sexuality? Do you think Nick knows himself? Is he trying to find himself?
Primarily due to the time period, I don't think Nick would question his sexuality. Homophobia was normalized and molded into society and because of this, Nick opening questioning doesn't seem the most realistic.

Taking a different approach to the last questions, I don't think Nick knows himself in relation to the statements he makes about himself. That he doesn't judge people, that he is one of the the most honest people he knows. When Nick goes against what he's claimed about himself, he isn't catching it. He isn't calling himself out and trying to correct his lies or judgement. And because of this, I don't believe Nick is trying to better himself or that he even knows himself very well because we can see through his thoughts that he doesn't have a full, true perspective on himself.

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Why do you think Nick is so intrigued with Jordan Baker and Jay Gatsby?
Since Nick is around Tom and his arrogance, describing Gatsby greatly contrasts with Tom's character. The wealth of these men is unimaginable and Nick is showing the contrast between how rich individuals navigate the world. It is intriguing to Nick and well as to us the reader because the contrast is so prominent. In terms of Nick's intrigue with Jordan, I think anyone would be interested in her due to her mannerisms in the world. She is an independent woman which is sadly rare for the time. I think because of her individuality, Nick zooms in on Jordan and her uniqueness as a woman. I suppose due to his wealthy status, Nick might be used to "good girls" and women who are pinnacles of prim and proper, Jordan is a breath of fresh, different air.

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Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don't know him and have never met him.

The reason Gatsby has such large parties with people he's never met is because he is hoping that one day, Daisy will come back to him. He doesn't care about anything at those parties, other than the chance that Daisy could show up.

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How does the author portray Jordan Baker in chapter three?

In chapter three Jordan Baker is portrayed as someone who always has to be of a higher class than another person and someone who always gets what she wants. She tricks and cheats her way around life.

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How does the author portray Jordan Baker in chapter three?

Jordan is portrayed as someone who always has to have what he wants. She does it by cheating and lying her way through things. Nick finds this attractive, but it can turn him off sometimes.

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Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don't know him and have never met him?

Gatsby's parties is just another to get Daisy's attention. It also furthers Gatsby's isolation from his "friends." They provide him with privacy and it allows the readers to see how Gatsby remains contempt while surrounded by others who have similar problems.

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Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don’t know him and have never met him?
Gatsby's parties indulge their guests in a surplus of meaningless items and excess. Because of this, people Gatsby's house as more of a public space for everyone rather space rather than his personal home. This can connected to the indecency of younger people with large amounts of money. The meaningless excess of his parties goes to further call attention to Gatsby's loneliness from any of his real friends. Like Jordan says, "Large parties are great because they provide privacy and intimacy." This allows us to see just how much Gatsby remains alone in large groups of people he barely knows while they have their own private moments among each other.

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How does the author portray Jordan Baker in chapter three?
She is portrayed as a person who constantly has the desire to be ahead of everyone else, even if that means she has to lie and cheat to achieve that goal. It seems that she lies and cheats often without any sense of remorse. When Nick makes the remark, "Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply—I was casually sorry, and then I forgot," he - whether or not he knows it - is being somewhat misogynistic toward Jordan and women in general. This showcases that his feelings toward women are that they are plainly "objects" or "lesser beings" and displays to the reader a bit of the deep-rooted assumptions he has about women.

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Gatsby has large parties and it is obvious that he doesn't know who all is attending them and he also doesn't show much interest in his parties. I agree with Abagale and Claire and think he is trying to get Daisy's attention.

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In chapter 3 Jordan is portrayed as someone who always has to get what they want and she does that by being a cheater and a liar. Nick is turned off by this but still finds her attractive.

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I think that Gatsby has large parties because he wants Daisy to come back to him. Gatsby doesn't care about any of those around them besides the idea of Daisy. It is extremely apparent that he couldn't care less about what happens at the parties, but instead that the parties are popular and well talked about.

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I think Nick admires Gatsby because he seems like one of the most genuine and honest people he's met so far. Other characters we've seen throughout the book seem to have an air of dishonesty around them or just that they're not letting other people see the true them. We can see this in areas such as Tom having an affair or Jordan's general mysterious aura.

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I don't think Nick is questioning his sexuality, but only because during this time period it was kind of unheard of and looked down upon so much that things like compulsive heterosexuality could be very prominent in people who were LGBTQ so they might not even consider that their sexuality may be anything other than straight in the first place. There does seem to a strong connection between Gatsb and Nick so far though, whether it be romantic or not. I don't think Nick knows himself, I think he's trying to fake it untils he makes it, so he's trying to fake knowing himself until he finds himself. He's kind of lying to himself like how in the first chapter he talks about how he's the "least judgemental person you'll meet" when we can see that's not true, he's trying to seem like he knows himself when in reality he probably doesn't.

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I do not believe that Nick is questioning his sexuality. Even if Nick was anything other than straight, I don't believe that he would ever question himself or acknowledge that due to internalized homophobia. As a character, Nick seems extremely curious about the lives of those around him which is directly stated on page 57. This leads me to believe that he wants to see where he fits in.

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I'm not sure if Nick is questioning his sexuality or not but he is definitely intrigued by both Gatsby and Jordan. Nick talks about on Gatsby on page 50 and says, "His tan skin was drawn attractively tight skin on his face..." Then on page 57 Nick talks about Jordan and says, "...but I felt a sort of tender curiosity." I think Nick is trying to find himself but he is doing it in a less explicit way

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How does the author portray Jordan Baker in chapter three?

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Do you believe Nick questions his sexuality? Do you think Nick knows himself? Is he trying to find himself?

I do not believe Nick questions his sexuality. This is mainly because of the time period. Being anything other than straight was frowned upon. I'm also not sure if Nick would be the type of guy to admit to it or accept it.

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I think Gatsby has large parties with people who don't know him and have never met him because he's hoping that maybe Daisy will come and the party will catch her attention.

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How does Nick describe Jordan Baker and Gatsby? Does he describe them the same, or does he describe them differently? 

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"Nick believes he is one of the few honest people he knows. Do you think he is honest"
Just about everyone is somewhat of a liar in the book. However, I think Nick tends to lie the least compared to everyone else. This could be because he is the narrator so everything is from his point of view. It is going to take some more reading to make a definitive answer.

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Do you believe Nick questions his sexuality? Do you think Nick knows himself? Is he trying to find himself?

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Why do you think Gatsby has large parties with people who don’t know him and have never met him?

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What did the author intend to portray when the jazz music started and Nick’s eyes immediately went to Gatsby?

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Why does Nick admire Gatsby even though he seems to be everything that Nick dislikes about New York?

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Why do you think Nick is so intrigued with Jordan Baker and Jay Gatsby?