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As of this point in time, Nick has heard little truth about his neighbor. At his house party, guests told him rumors that he was a murderer or a cousin of German Kaiser Wilhelm II. On the car ride into New York for lunch with Gatsby, he tells Nick that he was the son of a rich family from San Franciso, which he calls the mid-west, who was educated at Oxford before moving around Europe's capitals living lavishly. After the outbreak of WWI, he claims to have enlisted in the Army and served as the first lieutenant of a machine gun company that advanced far behind enemy lines at Argonne, killing three German divisions in two days. He also claimed to receive recognition from every Allied government, including Montenegro for his actions. According to Jordan Baker, Jay met Daisy while they were both in Louisville in 1917, Gatsby there for army training. However, he soon left for Europe and mysteriously did not return for years. During this period, Daisy married Tom and moved to New York. Gatsby bought his house across the bay just to be near her and throws parties every week in hopes that she would show up.

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Nick and Gatsby were driving along Brooklyn

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"Well, I’m going to tell you something about my life... I don’t want you to get a wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear... I’ll tell you God’s truth." (70)

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"Well, I’m going to tell you something about my life... I don’t want you to get a wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear... I’ll tell you God’s truth." (70)

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Gatsby swears on God that he is telling Nick the truth but then proceeds to tell a very exaggerated if not completely false narrative of his life.

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"Major Jay Gatsby, I read, For Valour Extraordinary. 'Here’s another thing I always carry. A souvenir of Oxford days. It was taken in Trinity Quad—the man on my left is now the Earl of Dorcaster.'" (72)

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"Major Jay Gatsby, I read, For Valour Extraordinary. 'Here’s another thing I always carry. A souvenir of Oxford days. It was taken in Trinity Quad—the man on my left is now the Earl of Dorcaster.'" (72)

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This indicates some truth of him being in WWI and being educated at Oxford. Gatsby uses these two elements to convince Nick that he's saying the truth even though he was clearly lying about him being from the midwest.

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"Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay." (85)

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"Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay." (85)

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Gatsby bought his house in West Egg just to be close to Daisy. He also throws a house party every week in hopes that Daisy would eventually show up. Despite not seeing her for over five years, during which she married Tom Buchanan, Gatsby continues to hang on to her, which shows his obsession.

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"‘Right you are,’ agreed the policeman, tipping his cap. ‘Know you next time, Mr. Gatsby. Excuse ME!’ ‘What was that?’ I inquired. ‘The picture of Oxford?’ ‘I was able to do the commissioner a favor once, and he sends me a Christmas card every year.'" (74)

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"‘Right you are,’ agreed the policeman, tipping his cap. ‘Know you next time, Mr. Gatsby. Excuse ME!’ ‘What was that?’ I inquired. ‘The picture of Oxford?’ ‘I was able to do the commissioner a favor once, and he sends me a Christmas card every year.'" (74)

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Being let off by the police from showing one card shows the importance of Gatsby within the city and the other accomplishments he may have done