setting and quote id.
Where was nick when he wrote,” I wondered if there wasn’t something a little sinister about him after all.” Who was he referring to?
He was at Wolfsheim’s speakeasy and suspicious of his criminal record.
What state was Gatsby from and who did he say he felt were his parents.
He was born in north Dakota but felt little emotional connection with his poor farming parents. He felt he was destined for more as a child of god.
What do the foghorns and savage dreams foreshadow Gatsby’s demise.
The foghorns are usually a warning in case of disaster and gives nick an ominous premonition. The dusty empty rooms and wild growth are all signs of death, decay, and absence.
When meeting Pammy, Nick writes Gatsby’s reaction,”I don’t think he had every really believed in her existence before” what does this imply about him?
It implies that the daisy in his dreams is still the one from five years ago, untouched by time, when in reality, she moved on had a child and built another life without him. This disillusions Gatsby from the mindset of being able to relive the past.
Why did gatsby originally approach daisy?
in an attempt to acquire her riches for himself.
What does the signboard and the valley of ashes symbolize and what does it foreshadow?
It represents the consequences of wealth and excess, moral and social decay and the hidden corruption.the signboard represents the eyes of god and a symbol of judgment which the careless rich eventually meet and which Gatsby is a victim of.
“I see now that this has been a story of the West, after all”, what is the significance of this and how is it demonstrated later?
Nick realizes that the fast paced life in the east, full of excess and recklessness is what corrupted their values, and that in searching for a life of wealth and glamour, people like Nick and Gatsby have suffered— unable to adapt and abandon their morals. This realizations motivates nick to move back to the west.
What breed of dog does Tom buy for Mrtyle.
“Airedale puppy”
What is the irony in Gatsby’s funeral? How does his father’s reaction attribute to this feeling?
His father views the wealth and mansion of Gatsby as his legacy and holds pride in his accomplishments when the reader understands that it was his desire for the wealth and glamour that led to his demise. reader, character irony.
It represents daisy’s fickle feelings and the changing of seasons in the book also imply’s that her passion for Gatsby has cooled with the coming of fall.
How does daisy react to Gatsby’s grandios party, what does it mean about his plan?
Why does George look for T.j. Ecklegerg’s eyes after mrtyle’s death, and how does it affect his mindset.
In his incapacity to save mrytle’s life, he seeks vindication from a godly figure to avenge her. He justifies murdering Gatsby by taking the place of what he believes to be divine retribution. T.j. Ecklegerge’s eyes seem to him as the yes of god watching and knowing all sins. In his delusion, he simplifies a complex situation, extricating himself from responsibilities involved with Gatsby’s and mrtyles death while finding a scapegoat a sole perpetrator.
What does the “unfamiliar sky” and the “grotesque rose” that nick thinks are Gatsby’s reality in his last moments represent about nicks perception on reality?
It represents the raw and disillusioned reality that is revealed to Gatsby in his death and how Nick now understands that about the world around him, a raw and material world removed of illusion and deception.
Who is the old man in the library and what does he represent throughout the book?
He is unarmed but called, owl eyes. He initially reveals Gatsby’s facade but is involved in a car crash later, maybe foreshadowing and is the only genuine guest that attends Gatsby’s funeral representing the morality and truth.
what does the juxtaposition between nicks first dinner with daisy and Tom and dinner with Gatsby signify?
It’s a statement from daisy and a shift in power in Tom and daisy’s relationship, she is now neither financially or emotionally dependent on Tom. It’s also a type of irony and meant to draw the readers attention to the similarities between daisy and Tom. In turn it also connects Gatsby and mrtyle’s roles as the affair and their similar endings.