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Why is Nick so impressed with Gatsby?
Nick is fascinated with Gatsby. He thinks he is going to be a corpulent businessman but is actually very friendly. Describe the events and the atmosphere of the party. The party was big and extravagant.
What did Nick suggest to Gatsby?
Nick suggested that Gatsby go away because he believes that the police will track his car. Gatsby’s repsonse is no because he didnt want to leave Daisy. While Gatsby was in war, what did Daisy do?
What is Nick’s first impression of Gatsby?
Though Nick’s first impression of Gatsby is of his boundless hope for the future, Chapter 4 concerns itself largely with the mysterious question of Gatsby’s past.
How does Nick’s opinion of Gatsby change?
All the way through the novel, Nick’s perception of Gatsby changes from him perceived as a rich chap, to a man that lives in the past, to a man trying to achieve his aspirations but has failed. At the beginning of the book Nick sees Gatsby as a mysterious shady man.
What is Nick’s first impression of Gatsby when he meets him at the party consider Nick’s description of Gatsby’s smile?
At this point, the man introduces himself and says that he is Gatsby, the host. ○ Nick finds Gatsbyenchanting, and describes his smile as “one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life.
Why is Nick momentarily embarrassed at the party?
What is “special” about Nick’s invitation to Gatsby’s party? Nick seems to be the one of only a few people actually invited to the party. Why is Nick momentarily embarrassed at the party? Although the party is rowdy and most people are drunk, Gatsby is reserved and never drinks alcohol.
Does Nick actually like Gatsby in Chapter 8?
As he leaves, Nick reveals his feelings for Gatsby when he says, “They’re a rotten crowd […]. You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.” And YET, Nick reminds us that he “disapproved” of Gatsby “from beginning to end.” Once he’s at work, Jordan calls him on the phone. They are both sort of cold to each other.
What does Nick imagine that Gatsby might have realized in his last moments?
Nick hurries back to West Egg and finds Gatsby floating dead in his pool. Nick imagines Gatsby’s final thoughts, and pictures him disillusioned by the meaninglessness and emptiness of life without Daisy, without his dream.
What is Nick’s conclusion about Gatsby?
As Nick explains on the novel’s final page, Gatsby spent years hoping for a happy future with Daisy, but this future always receded into the distance. Nick claims that Gatsby’s hopes for the future were elusive because they didn’t relate to the future at all.
Does Nick like Gatsby at the end of the book?
Nick perseveres in the face of the fear and apathy that keep others from Gatsby’s funeral, and he is compassionate toward Gatsby’s father. In the end, Nick is accepting of who Gatsby was.