Gatsby and Nick are both somewhat detached from their surroundings. Compare and contrast this sense of detachment. How are they similar and/or different in this respect?
Gatsby, I believe, feels somewhat detached because he may be living a lie, noticed by Nick. he comes up with interesting ways to explain things and get out of situations, which makes him uncomfortable. In this sense he feels detached from his surroundings when he goes out to brunch/lunch with Nick.
Nick feels detached, perhaps because he doesn't know what is a lie and what's truth with Gatsby. He suspects that something is wrong with how he explains things, like how he went to Oxford college, but with other things he sounds sincere, as described in detail by Nick.
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