was he black or white?
2006-12-20 16:04:04 · 5 answers · asked by naynaywarren 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Back in those days, African-Americans were only allowed to be servants in communities like East Egg. They would never have been accepted as property owners, let alone neighbors. If Jay Gatsby was black, the story would have a different setting. Most likely Harlem instead of a small enclave of the rich outside New York City.
It might have worked, but due to the attitudes of the white Americans of the time, the book would not have been widely read. It was just the way things were back then. Thankfully, racist attitudes have died down quite a bit.
2006-12-21 01:41:09 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin k 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Gatsby is a fictional character, from the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He was white and an American.
2006-12-21 00:10:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He's a white American in the story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
2006-12-21 00:33:01 · answer #3 · answered by imhalf_the_sourgirl_iused_tobe 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
American in New York. White.
2006-12-21 00:06:42 · answer #4 · answered by Trixie D 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋