The Great Gatsby “They’re a rotten crowd,” I shouted across the lawn. “You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together” (162), are the words that describe Gatsby the best as put by Nick. In the context of the book, Nick is saying that Gatsby is better than the people that he has come to associate himself with, and that they are not worth his time. Nick sees through all of the rumors about Gatsby …showed first 75 words of 772 total…

…showed last 75 words of 772 total…is when it all came together and the reader saw just what Gatsby really was, a loving hardworking man, dedicated to having what he wanted and what made him happy. He was an honest man that yearned for his long time love. He was true to what he wanted, and to himself by working for his goal. That is what makes Gatsby “worth the whole damn bunch” (162). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Fitzgerald, F. Scott, The Great Gatsby