If you are programming in Visual Basic, you can use the CBool function to convert the string representation of a number to a Boolean value. 0 is converted to false, and the string representation of any non-zero value is converted to true.
Nick is trying to figure out who Gatsby really is. Nick hears these rumors about gatsby, how he was a German spy, a murderer, etc.. Nick is disappointed with Gatsby because Gatsby has little too say. Nick wants Gatsby to tell him who he really is, what he does, where is he from. Unsurprisingly, Gatsby does not tell him, even though they talk a lot and hang out a lot. Nick is trying to figure out who Gatsby really is.
How does Nick react to this? Nick is frustrated and angry because none of Gatsbyâs so called friends want to come to his funeral.Why is Gatsbyâs father so proud of him? Mr. Gatz believes that his son was a hard working, self-made man who achieved great success.e is standing the same way at the end of Chapter One, but then he was watching over a dream.