extravagance of his house, which he bought in a significant place, all for Daisy’s attention. Nick Carraway, the narrator, contrasts Gatsby’s character to people of the upper class, such as Tom Buchannan, and says ‘they’re a rotten crowd, you’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.’ The ‘rotten crowd’ Nick is referring to consists of the upper class characters, such as Tom and Daisy, who use money to just run away from their problems. The adjective ‘rotten’ foreshadows the attitude of Tom as he treats people of the lower classes…
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