How do the following lines most likely add to the development of Gatsby’s character (chapter 3, paragraph 16)?
He smiled understandingly—much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced—or seemed to face—the whole external world for an instant, and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just so far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey.
Answer choices for the above question
A. Gatsby is a normal, common man.
B. Gatsby is charismatic and mysterious, which draws Nick and many others to him.
C. Gatsby sees people for who they truly are.
D. Gatsby’s money and air of luxury have made him selfish and greedy.
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