The Great Gatsby book
2006-12-20 08:01:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The rain outside has finally stopped and Nick goes back to his living room to discover Gatsby's nervousness is gone. Whatever awkwardness the two had felt earlier has been cleared up. Jay invites them over to his mansion and as Daisy goes upstairs to wash her face, Gatsby stares out at the magnificence of his home, hoping that this shall impress her. He next mentions that his money had come from the drug and oil businesses although he is not doing either currently. Mention of this contradicts his claim earlier that his money had been inherited although he quickly covers this up by saying he had lost the inherited money in the war and had to rebuild his wealth. Yet the casualness with which he mentions drugs and oil puts the two nearly on an equal level, as if business is business regardless of what is being bought or sold, or whether the business is legal or not. Daisy returns and the three go over to the mansion. Inside, as Daisy stares at the richness of Gatsby's home and caresses the fabric of his imported shirts, she finally breaks down and begins to cry into them saying "'It makes me sad because I've never seen such - such beautiful shirts before.'" Chapter 5, pg. 94. The wealth by which she is surrounded seems to have overpowered her; she did not cry when she laid eyes upon the face of Jay Gatsby at Nick's home a short time before, but is driven to emotion and tears upon seeing the beauty of his material possessions.
2006-12-20 08:10:17 · answer #1 · answered by The Answer Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why dont you try a thing called " Reading " Maybe you would find the answer that way.
2006-12-20 08:10:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
he carries her away like a breath of wind, gazes into her eyes and says he loves her and then he throws her off a balcony
2006-12-20 08:04:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋