The Great Gatsby

Explain the incident between gatsby and the police officer.

chapter 4

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When Gatsby is stopped for speeding, he flashes a white card at the policeman. The policeman apologizes profusely and does not give Gatsby a ticket. Obviously Gatsby has great sway with the police and is seemingly above the law. This fits in with the corruption and excess which defined the 1920's.

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