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Gatsby takes Nick out for lunch in his luxurious car and shares details about his supposed past, reinforcing the American dream motif that is prevalent throughout the novel. He tells Nick about his past in a nutshell, “I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West—all dead now. I was brought up in America but educated at Oxford, because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years” (Fitzgerald 64). His story is suspiciously rehearsed, but he tries to prove its truth with a medal from Montenegro and a photograph from Oxford. His fantastical story embodies the idea that one can transform oneself through ambition
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Gatsby’s backstory is a moment where his ambition and the cracks in his carefully constructed persona is directly tied into Fitzgerald’s critique of the American Dream. Gatsby’s eager and seemingly fabricated story captures Gatsby's deep insecurities. He pulls out his oxford photos and army medals feeling the need to justify himself. Unlike Tom Buchanan, who belongs to old money and never has to explain himself, Gatsby is always performing, always trying to prove he belongs. And beneath the charm and luxury, there’s something fragile about him. Because his dream isn’t built on solid ground but on the belief that if he can just prove himself enough, he can rewrite the past.

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