Answer:
This is a lot to take in...
Explanation:
Nick was referring to the discovery of George's body. Holocaust is defined as a slaughter...... Myrtle, Gatsby, and Tom had each lost their lives for nothing....... they were the sacrifice of those who didn't care for anything or anyone beyond themselves.
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Yes, because a simile uses 'like' or 'as' and as of course the sentence contains "as".