| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Without a ???past,??? Gatsby himself becomes a ???text??? to be written, revised, and rewritten with each new ???reader.??? He reflects the fears, fantasies, and desires of his audience: ???Somebody told me they thought he killed a man once.??? Gatsby is a metaphor for the American experience; he is the product of a country without a past.
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