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.
Paige Hartsell Question 1 Pay attention to Nick's judgments. What do they reveal about his character that he does this (especially in relation to his opening comments)? Question 2 Describe Gatsby the first time Nick sees him. Nick describes Gatsby as An elegant young roughneck, a year or two over thirty whose elaborate formality of speech just missed being absurd..