Monday, October 22, 2012

Juan's Gatsby's Quiz Questions

1. Why does Gatsby continue to host such large and wild parties?

2. Why doesn't anybody tell Tom anything about his affair?

3. For what reason did Gatsby send Nick a formal invitation?

4. What is the author's purpose for repeating the eye motif?

5. In what ways do Tom and Gatsby difffer in the ways they display their wealth?

6 comments:

  1. 2. Its an affair, nobody talks about their love affairs.

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    1. Good answer, but I think he should've spoken up about it.

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  2. 1.Gatsby surrounds himself with people to forget about his past,
    "You see I usually find myself amoung stangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad thing that happened to me."

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  3. 5.Tom is used to having his money while Gatsby just came into all his money when his family died, because of this Tom is arrogant and subtle while Gatsby show off his wealth by throwing random wild parties.

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    1. True. This reminds me of the way new hip-hop artists spend their wealth as compared to established lawyers and such (if that makes any sense).

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