Chapter 5 - Analysis Flashcards
1
Q
What does Gatsby offer Nick? What does this show about Gatsby?
A
A business opportunity that’s “a rather confidential sort of thing”
He wants to repay Nick through his corruption
2
Q
How does Gatsby catch the clock? What does this show about Gatsby’s feelings for Daisy?
A
With “trembling fingers”
It means the world to him
3
Q
What is the clock possibly symbolic of?
A
Gatsby’s desire to turn back time with Daisy
4
Q
How does Daisy cry? What does she remember and realise?
A
“Stormily”
Her past/She could have it all with Gatsby
5
Q
What is it possible to see at the end of the tour? What does Nick say about it?
A
A “green light that burns all night”
“The colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever” as they were reunited
