26 Best The Great Gatsby Questions and Answers (Q&A) - ProProfs Discuss

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 rumors about Gatsby did the two girls and Jordan Not talk about?

Knoxgirl
Answered: Jun 14, 2021

Gatsby did not go to Oxford

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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: Jun 14, 2021

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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Who is T.J. Eckelberg? What is his significance to the novel?

John Smith
Answered: Jun 14, 2021

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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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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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 was the purpose behind Gatsby trying so hard to come into such wealth?

John Smith
Answered: Jun 14, 2021

Gatsby wanted to gain the love of the materialistic, money-hungry Daisy.

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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 does Daisy give to Tom when he's talking to the girl?

Wyatt Williams
Answered: Jun 14, 2021

Her pencil

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What happens when Nick returns to the interior of his home and finds Daisy and Gatsby?

John Smith
Answered: Jun 14, 2021

Gatsby is glowing with happiness, Daisy is crying.

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What did Gatsby and Nick plan to do on the next day?

John Smith
Answered: Jun 14, 2021

They planned to go up in the hydroplane at 9 o clock.

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What happens right before Nick departs?

John Smith
Answered: Jun 14, 2021

Gatsby orders someone to play a song for Daisy on his grand piano.

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How does Fitzgerald show the changes in Gatsby?

John Smith
Answered: Jun 14, 2021

The weather changes to represent the change and emotions that are going through Gatsby.

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