I think it means take the blame for all of us so we can leave
<span>Each of the customers received their own souvenir cup and T-shirt. is the correct one because all of them do not make any sense</span>
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The narrator comes from the Midwest. The excerpt describes one of the reasons he and many others moved to the big Eastern cities, especially New York: ambition. Life in the Midwest seemed small and limited compared to the bustling metropolis, which offered more possibilities for advancement, and the desire for wealth is one of the themes in <em>The Great Gatsby</em>. As Sinatra, would later sing, "If I can make it there I'll make it anywhere".
