The white space indicates where the flashback to Nick’s experience in New York begins.
What is the significance of the white space between paragraphs 4 and 5?
100
The two had been friends in Louisville, Kentucky. Daisy is two years older than Jordan.
What is Jordan Baker’s relationship to Daisy Buchanan?
100
he wants Daisy to come to his parties so he can get back into her life.
Why does Gatsby throw huge, expensive parties for people he does not even know?
100
him and Jay Gatsby are similar when it comes to charm wealth.
how are Jay Gatsby and Richard Cory similar
100
the light
what images does the poet use to make his point
200
The Midwest is the home of Nick and his ancestors, a part of the country in touch with the soil and wholesome American values.
From what part of the country does Nick originally come?
200
Tom has “a woman” in New York. Jordan enjoys eavesdropping.
What does Nick learn from Jordan when Tom is called to the phone?
200
Nick is Daisy's second cousin.
who is Daisys' second cousin?
200
The light at the end of the tunnel
what does Richard cory mean by "THE LIGHT"
200
natural swagger
what does "good-morning and he glittered when he walked
300
After the war, he is looking for a better job than the Midwest provides.
Why has Nick moved to New York?
300
Gatsby is stretching out his arms toward a green light at the end of a dock across the water in a worshipful stance.
What does Nick see Gatsby doing at the end of the dock at the end of the movie?
300
The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg seem to be a monstrous parody of the eyes of God: they watch, but they do not see; they are heartless, and entirely unknowing.
Explain the irony of the sign of Dr. Eckleburg
300
compliments because you understand what its saying in a certain since
do the lines breaks compliment or complicate the meaning of the sentences how ?
300
no one knows why he killed himself
Why do you think Richard Cory kills himself?
400
He rents a bungalow with a friend who subsequently transfers to Washington, leaving Nick without a roommate.
How does Nick come to live next door to Jay Gatsby?
400
Gatsby's dream was still alive when Wilson shot and killed him. He still believed Daisy would call, and he continued to wait. Thus, his dream.... the dream of Daisy, had not, in his own eyes died
Did Jay Gatsby's American Dream die or live?
400
he always stays humble
what does it mean when it says "and he was always quietly arrayed"
400
both stories are similar
How does the theme of “Richard Corey” tie into theme of The great Gatsby
500
They had been in school together at Yale.
Where had Nick known Tom Buchanan before?
500
The narrator, Nick Carraway, begins the novel by commenting on himself: he says that he is very tolerant, and has a tendency to reserve judgment.
how does nick describe himself at the beginning of the book
500
From the text:
In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.
“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”
what important lesson does our narrator say that he learned from his father ?
500
people were always noticing him
What is what does "we people on the pavement looked at him"