The Great Gatsby quotes

Question 1

“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had” (pg 1) chp 1

Answer 1

• Doesn’t jump to conclusion
• Gives people benefit of the doubt
• Nick is a credible narrator and a sympathetic character

Question 2

“When I came back from East last autumn” (pg2) chp 1

Answer 2

• Nick returned to his home in the west

- Tells the story of Gatsby through the filter of time

Question 3

“My family have been prominent, well to do people..for three generations” (pg3) chp 1

Answer 3

-Nick’s participation with socialites, money and privilege for the reader

Question 4

“Two old friends whom I scarcely knew at all” (pg6) chp 1

Answer 4

• Deep friendship but Nick scarcely knows them

- Oxymoron

Question 5

“I’m glad it’s a girl, And I hope she’ll be a fool- that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool” chp 1

Answer 5

• Social position of women criticized

- Daisy is witty and clever unlike Tom

Question 6

“I think he’d tanked up a good deal at luncheon, and his determination to have my company bordered on violence” chp 2 pg 24

Answer 6

• Foreshadows Tom drinking and his violent tendencies

- One of his women may experience the unpleasant abuse

Question 7

"railroad runs"
"fantastic farms"
"grotesque gardens"
"cars crawl"
"disue operation"

Answer 7

Musical effect

Alliteration

Question 8

“She’s said to be very beautiful by people who ought to know” Myrtle refers to “people who ought to know” pg 28 chp 2

Answer 8

As though there are some in this society who set the standards for others. It seems that this is acceptable to her

Question 9

“This fellas a regular Belasco” chp3

Answer 9

Belasco was a technician who wanted everything right

So was Gatsby, no material short to fulfill his dream

Question 10

“Angry diamond” chp 3

Answer 10

Diamond means forever love
Hardness 
Idea of illusion
Hardest substance 
Multi sided

Question 11

“With mops and scrubbing brushes and hammers and gardens shears” chp 3

Answer 11

• holding off introducing Gatsby
  -Closer relationship between reader and Nick
  Busy energy around his house all of the time
  polysyndeton
  Opening paragraph

Question 12

“Themselves according to the rules of behavior associated with an amusement park” chp 3

Answer 12

People lack manners

lack of breeding (speaking to other classes) stand out to Nick

Question 13

“picking his words with care” chp 3

Answer 13

No natural
Manner is not comfortable
No what his family taught him

Question 14

“Chicago” chp 3

Answer 14

1920’s
Set of organised crimes
-Involved gatsby’s bootlegging

Question 15

“Suppose you met somebody just as careless as yourself (Nick)
“I hope I never will” (Jordan)

Answer 15

Suggests jordan is careless and doesn’t care about her consequences but cares if it was on the other foot