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Why Is Gatsby Respectful

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Nick thinks highly of Gatsby for many reasons, he is respectful, Nick and Gatsby went to war, and Gatsby went from being dirt poor to rich. The reason for Nick calling Gatsby "The Great Gatsby" is that Gatsby literally started out with nothing origination from North Dakota to becoming rich. As Nick puts the pieces together, he finds out who Gatsby truly is. Nick describes him as one of the most respectful men he knows. Nick was invited to Gatsby's party and later meets him. Unlike other people, Gatsby was very nice to Nick and offered to take him on a plane ride. Then Gatsby offered to take Nick out to the city where they ended up meeting Tom Buchanan. Nick thought it was respectful of Gatsby because when they met Tom Gatsby did not want to get close to him because Gatsby knew Tom was married to Daisy. Another reason why Nick thinks Gatsby is respectful is Gatsby asked Jordan Baker to tell Nick to invite Daisy for tea. Also, Nick thinks Gatsby is respectful, because he stays away from Daisy when Tom comes around knowing him and Daisy are basically having an affair. …show more content…

Nick finds out that Gatsby had to leave Daisy for the war, and when Gatsby got back he was going to marry her. Gatsby ended up finding out that Daisy got married to Tom, and Gatsby didn't want to interfere with their marriage so he stayed away when he got back. Nick also thinks highly of Gatsby, because when Daisy wrote him a letters while he was at war, even though he couldn't respond back to them he had kept all of

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