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This character is told by his friend that he is “worth the whole damn bunch put together." While enlisted at Camp Taylor, this character meets a woman only to later learn while at Trinity College that she has married another man. This man tells his gardener to not drain out his (*) pool, which is where he is found (10[1])after being (10[1])falsely blamed for a car accident. This character hosts lavish parties at his mansion (10[1])in hopes of attracting a character whose green light he stares at across the water from West Egg. For 10 points, name this lover of Daisy Buchanan, the “Great” protagonist of a Jazz-age novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. ■END■

ANSWER: Jay Gatsby [accept The Great Gatsby]
<Literature - American Literature - Short Fiction>
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TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
Snowball Fight 21/11/2025Y3100%0%0%63.00
2024 FARSI @ Columbia12/08/2024Y1292%33%33%47.00
2024 FARSI @ Columbia12/08/2024Y9100%22%22%62.11