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1. In publishing, what does it mean when the pages are uncut? What does that concept add to

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1. In publishing, what does it mean when the pages are uncut? What does that concept add to Owl-eyes comments about the library?
• It means the pages were still bound, being connected to the adjacent page straight of the printing press, unread. It means that even though Gatsby has never read any of his books, he is not as hallow as many people of this time. Owl-eyes expected the books to be hallow since that was common for the newly rich back then. It builds Gatsby character and Owl-eyes respects him more for this which is why he attends Gatsby’s funeral. It represents the knowledge that Gatsby respects which makes him a real person. Owl eye’s is stunned and yells “It's a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism!”(Fitzgerald 45).
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This shows how little Gatsby puts into his lies because he genuinely does not care. Even though he makes us Jay Gatsby, the novel says, “His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people—his imagination had never really accepted them as his parents at all” and that is why he became Jay Gatsby. Since he actually believes in his heart he is Gatsby now, he really is not lying. When Tom discovers that Gatsby is a bootlegger Gatsby simply says, “What about it” (Fitzgerald 133) since he really does not care if his lies are believed. Nick basically just says, “I'm inclined to reserve all judgments” even though he seems to judge every character in the book (the book is one giant judgment), so he is a liar that cannot recognize his own lies- the worst kind (Fitzgerald 1). The rest of this society is terrible with their lies since they all are so good and ready to do it whenever. When Catherine says, “She’s a Catholic, and they don’t believe in divorce”, it is a total lie that symbolizes how the rest of this society lies about everything because they are so used to it (Fitzgerald 33). Women are not held to the same standard since “Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply” (Fitzgerald 58).

4. The love of money is the root of all evil? How does the love of money have evil results for:
a. Gatsby
• Gatsby loves riches, but his main goal in life is Daisy. He tries as hard as he can to win her back, but he realizes he needs financial backing. Eventually he makes

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