Read the following passage from the end of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby:Dimly I heard some one murmur "Blessed are the dead that the rain falls on," and then the owl-eyed man said "Amen to that," in a brave voice.We straggled down quickly through the rain to the cars. Owl-eyes spoke to me by the gate."I couldn't get to the house," he remarked."Neither could anybody else.""Go on!" He started. "Why, my God! they used to go there by the hundreds."Which statement most accurately describes the aesthetic impact of the excerpt?A.The author evokes confusion about why no one could get to Gatsby's house.B.The author evokes sadness at the superficiality of Gatsby's friendships.C.The author uses the house to represent the lies that Gatsby made up about his life.D.The author expresses disappointment that the rain is ruining Gatsby's funeral.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

a Quote from the great Gatsby that portrays setting, characterisation and descriptive language in the novel

Identify the context of quote (speaker, audience, setting) (2 points)Explain the significance, connecting to the meaning and ideas of The Great Gatsby with specific details and examples  (3 points)“‘I spoke to her,’ he muttered, after a long silence. ‘I told her she might fool me but she couldn’t fool God. I took her to the window’- with an effort he got up and walked to the rear window and leaned with his face pressed against it - ‘and I said ‘God knows what you’ve been doing but you can’t fool God!’” (Fitzgerald 159).

find a quote about nick chapter 2-5 of the great gatsby and explain its significance in his character so far in the book

Read the following passage from the funeral scene at the end of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby:A little before three the Lutheran minister arrived from Flushing, and I began to look involuntarily out the windows for other cars. So did Gatsby's father. . . . The minister glanced several times at his watch, so I took him aside and asked him to wait for half an hour. But it wasn't any use. Nobody came.Which statement most accurately describes the aesthetic impact of the excerpt?A.The author evokes a feeling of suspense by making the group wait for others to arrive.B.The author creates a feeling of emptiness toward wealth and popularity.C.The author links the impatient minister to the godlessness of the wealthy.D.The author uses the cars to represent the corruption of the upper class.

10 quotes relating to the symbol of the green light and the American Dream in the great Gatsby