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The Great Gatsby Questions and Answers (Q&A)

What are the similarities and differences between East Egg and West Egg?
Gaby
Answered: Jan 07, 2019
Comparing East Egg and West Egg, it's just two different classes of wealth. One is new wealth and the other is old wealth. West Egg being the one with the new wealth, the ones who just became...Read More

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What does Gatsby want Daisy to tell Tom?
Danny R. Glover, Editor
Answered: Feb 01, 2019
In Chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby, Gatsby throws a party in his mansion and invited Daisy and Tom. Daisy was impressed with the number of celebrities present at the party but despite that, she was...Read More

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What annoys Nick about Tom's response to Nick's unemployment?
E.Ronald
Answered: Jan 03, 2018
The Great Gatsby is a novel written in 1925 by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is set in West Egg, Long Island in 1922. It takes place during the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. The author Fitzgerald...Read More

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What literary device is present in the following quote - "So we drove on toward death through the cooling twilight"?
E. Stanley, Technical writer
Answered: Jul 17, 2018
Writing is a complex piece of art. It has many aspects. You will be surprised to hear of the numerous folds of writing besides grammar. A literary device is something similar. It is what writers...Read More

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What rumors about Gatsby did the two girls and Jordan Not talk about?
Knoxgirl
Answered: Nov 23, 2024
Gatsby did not go to Oxford

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Who is T.J. Eckelberg? What is his significance to the novel?
John Smith
Answered: Nov 23, 2024
T.J. Eckelberg is the doctor whose face is on a torn up billboard in the Valley of the Ashes. It stands for two things one T.S. Eliot, who wrote the poem Valley of the Ashes in which God lets...Read More

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Which of the following is not a symbol in the great Gatsby?
Rhetoric
Answered: May 16, 2017
OK, I have just about had it with this error-filled test. The eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg represent the empty, godless nature of most of the novel's characters. This is emphasized when George...Read More

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What can the reader infer about Nick from the following? Nick Carraway says: "In consequence, I'm inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me...
John Smith
Answered: Nov 23, 2024
The reader can infer that Nick is unbiased. He does not judge people, and is therefore a good choice as a narrator.

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What purpose did the first four paragraphs of 'The Great Gatsby' serve?
Danny R. Glover, Editor
Answered: Aug 23, 2018
The first few paragraphs of The Great Gatsby are intro paragraphs. They are dedicated to introducing the whole story. Most importantly, in these paragraphs, Fitzgerald tells us that nick is a...Read More

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What was the purpose behind Gatsby trying so hard to come into such wealth?
John Smith
Answered: Nov 23, 2024
Gatsby wanted to gain the love of the materialistic, money-hungry Daisy.

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What does Daisy give to Tom when he's talking to the girl?
Wyatt Williams
Answered: Nov 23, 2024
Her pencil

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Which theme best describes Gatsby and Daisy's relationship?
W. Pratt, Marketing Analyst
Answered: Jan 10, 2019
In the book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is set in the 1920s when the Great Depression took place, but Jay Gatsby is a millionaire who lives on Long Island. He is in love with a...Read More

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What happens when Nick returns to the interior of his home and finds Daisy and Gatsby?
John Smith
Answered: Nov 23, 2024
Gatsby is glowing with happiness, Daisy is crying.

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Who is T.J. Eckelberg? What is his significance to the novel?
Y. Dawne, Content Blogger
Answered: Feb 07, 2019
In the world of The Great Gatsby, there is no moral center. Every character is shown to be selfish, delusional, or violent. Even Nick, who, as the narrator, is ostensibly meant to reflect on who...Read More

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What happens right before Nick departs?
John Smith
Answered: Nov 23, 2024
Gatsby orders someone to play a song for Daisy on his grand piano.

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