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家园 Fitzgerald played the Ponzi

Fitzgerald also played the Ponzi scheme. It was mentioned at the beginning that the "I" noticed a lot of brokers were selling "Europe" bonds in Gatsby's parties. And actually Gatsby tried to sell the bond to "I" once, claiming it was a favor because "I" helped him to ask Daisy out.

Gatsby's wife is in some sense the prototype for Daisy. She and Fitzgerald fell in love before Fitzgerald earned his literature fame. She could not marry him as Fitzgerald was penniless at that time. Fitzgerald fought hard to become famous and rich so that they got married. But then...

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