<p>Walter Bowne talks about what makes the character of Jay Gatsby "great." Let's just say it's complicated. </p>

Walter Bowne talks about what makes the character of Jay Gatsby "great." Let's just say it's complicated.

<p>Walter Bowne talks about what makes the character of Jay Gatsby "great." Let's just say it's complicated.&nbsp;</p>

Is Gatsby Great?

Walter Bowne may pontificate on the glories of Walt Whitman; or regale listeners to his travels to the Frost Farm in New Hamposhire; or speculate on the miracles in Emily Dickinson; he may lecture long on Greek and Roman rhetoric; he may sopar box on college costs; and he may even say something wise about literature, writing, and the human condition.

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Is Gatsby Great?

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