What can you infer from the following excerpt:
Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction—Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn. If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away. This responsiveness had nothing to do with that flabby impressionability which is dignified under the name of the “creative temperament”—it was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again. No—Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men.
Nick believed Gatsby was a hopeless romantic
Nick had disdain for everything the 1920's represented
Nick thought Gatsby was gorgeous
in his hopefulness and sensitivity to the promises of life, but did not see this as a result of the "creative temperament."
From the given excerpt, the following inferences can be made:
1. Nick had an initial negative reaction towards Gatsby, except for Gatsby himself. This suggests that Nick had a different opinion of Gatsby compared to others.
2. Gatsby represented something that Nick disdained or scorned. This indicates that Nick had an overall negative view towards the characteristics or values that Gatsby embodied.
3. Despite Nick's initial disdain, he acknowledges Gatsby had an extraordinary gift for hope and a romantic readiness that he had not found in anyone else. This suggests that Nick recognizes Gatsby's positive qualities and exceptional optimism.
4. Nick also mentions that Gatsby "turned out all right at the end," implying that Gatsby's fate or final outcome was satisfactory in Nick's view.
Based on these inferences, it can be concluded that Nick believed Gatsby was a hopeless romantic and acknowledged his positive qualities, despite his initial negative reaction towards him.