Chapter 2 - Summary Flashcards
How does Nick describe the road in between NY and West Egg? Why does he call it this?
Valley of the Ashes
Everything is covered in smoke from trains
Where are Nick and Tom travelling to? Where does Tom insist they get off? Why?
NY
Valley of Ashes to see Myrtle
Where does Tom lead Nick to when they get off the train?
George Wilson’s garage
How is Wilson described?
“A blond spiritless man, anaemic and faintly handsome”
What does Tom ask Wilson? How does he respond?
How the garage is doing
“Unconviningly” says it’s fine
What is Myrtle doing when she first appears?
Walks down the stairs and into the room
How does Nick describe Myrtle? How does he find her?
Someone with “perceptible vitality”
Strangely sensual
What makes it clear that Myrtle is Tom’s mistress?
He tells her to “get on the next train”
What does Nick ask Tom when they leave Wilson’s garage? How does Tom respond?
Whether Wilson minds the affair
Wilson is “so dumb he doesn’t even know he’s alive”
Where do Nick and Tom meet Myrtle? What is the purpose of this place?
In an apartment
For the affair
Which person and family are Nick, Tom and Myrtle joined by? How is the former described?
Catherine and the McKees
“A worldly girl of about 30”
What does everyone do at the apartment? What does Nick claim?
Get drunk
It’s one of two occasions he was drunk in his life
What does Nick reveal to the guests? Who does this change the topic to?
He lives in West Egg
Gatsby
Why does Catherine fear Gatsby?
He is “a nephew or cousin of Kaiser Willhelm’s”
What does Nick’s drunkenness affect?
Story recount is hazy
