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In The Great Gatsby what makes Gatsby great?

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When Gatsby returns from the military, he begins an underground bootlegging operation and uses the money to throw all of these expensive, wild parties. Most of his guests did not know him, but they all came to his parties and celebrated his name anyway.

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