Great Gatsby Key Quotes Chapter 3

Question 1

Nick: Discussing Gatsbys parties of people came and went like a certain insect

Answer 1

Men and girls came and went like moths

Question 2

Gatsby: Consistently calls people old something

Answer 2

Old sport

Question 3

Context of 1920s of women fighting back- good time men want to go home

Answer 3

Whenever he sees I’m having a good time he wants to go home

Question 4

Foreshadowing didn’t notice they’d stopped theme of bad things occur if attention not payed

Answer 4

At first I din notice we’d stopped

Question 5

Gatsbys house after the parties emptiness

Answer 5

Sudden emptiness seemed to flow now from the windows

Question 6

Wasting moments of life

Answer 6

Wasting the most poignant moments of night and life

Question 7

Jordan hating careless people

Answer 7

Foreshadowing Daisy and Tom careless people

Question 8

Nick declares himself honest that hes ever known

Answer 8

I am one of the few honest people that I have ever know. Ironic