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Nick's Use Of Symbolism In The Great Gatsby
On the Nick character bag, the back and front, are both full of illustrations that represent who Nick is from an outside point of view. The front consists of illustrations of a handshake, roses, camouflage, Nick's name, a Yale symbol merged with a peace sign, and a pencil writing Nick's name. Many of these items represent what Nick has done or currently does, like the handshake, camouflage, Yale sign, and pencil, which represent the bonds business, the fact he was in World War I, his intelligence, and school he attended. The roses, however, represent Nick because Daisy had called him an absolute rose, the peace sign represents how passive he is, the simple cursive of his name represents his simplicity, and the pencil ties into what is on the

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