Leung, Christopher
AP Language and Composition
Period 4
January 5, 2016
The Great Gatsby Study Guide Questions
1. Fitzgerald uses connotative language to contrast the West Egg to the East Egg to depict the society differences between the two societies. Unfortunately for Nick, he lives in the West Egg which is “Less Fashionable” than the East Egg. Nick is able to depict how there is a break in the difference in society between the East and West Eggs by first comparing his house which is located near the schism, to Mr. Gatsby’s mansion. Nick describes his home as “an eyesore” which aids the contrast between the West and East Eggs, as he feels embarrassed to even look at his home compared to the magnificent homes in the East. Nick also utilizes …show more content…
The first paragraph of Chapter 3 illustrates the magnificent party at the Gatsby mansion. This paragraph contradicts and contrasts with the previous scene by depicting the how lively Gatsby’s party becomes, rather than Tom and Myrtle’s small apartment. It has come to the attention of the reader, that Gatsby’s mansion is illustrated as unreal and fake due to its magnificent glory. The sentence that creates a magical tone is “In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars.” Fitzgerald verb choice conveys the meaning of a grand party, in which Gatsby is famous for which ultimately seem too good to be …show more content…
“The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun, and now the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music, and the opera of voices pitches a key higher.” This is one of my favorite sentences in chapter 3 due to its imagery and how willing Fitzgerald becomes when describing music. “The first supper-there would be another one after midnight-was now being served, and Jordan invited me to join her own party, who were spread around a table on the other side of the garden.” Fitzgerald utilizes hyphens to shift the tone, and also to make a point across. Fitzgerald incorporates these hyphens throughout his novel to illustrate a break in tone and also to describe an action one of the characters is doing.
13. Nick’s comment focus’ Mr. Gatsby, who at the time is no-where to be found at his own party. This event also adds on to his character as mysterious, as Gatsby vanishes again when Nick demands to see him. The purpose of Nick’s comment is to inform the reader that Mr. Gatsby still obtains respect through his parties and his wealth even if the party host is never around when guests require his
AP Language and Composition
Period 4
January 5, 2016
The Great Gatsby Study Guide Questions
1. Fitzgerald uses connotative language to contrast the West Egg to the East Egg to depict the society differences between the two societies. Unfortunately for Nick, he lives in the West Egg which is “Less Fashionable” than the East Egg. Nick is able to depict how there is a break in the difference in society between the East and West Eggs by first comparing his house which is located near the schism, to Mr. Gatsby’s mansion. Nick describes his home as “an eyesore” which aids the contrast between the West and East Eggs, as he feels embarrassed to even look at his home compared to the magnificent homes in the East. Nick also utilizes …show more content…
The first paragraph of Chapter 3 illustrates the magnificent party at the Gatsby mansion. This paragraph contradicts and contrasts with the previous scene by depicting the how lively Gatsby’s party becomes, rather than Tom and Myrtle’s small apartment. It has come to the attention of the reader, that Gatsby’s mansion is illustrated as unreal and fake due to its magnificent glory. The sentence that creates a magical tone is “In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars.” Fitzgerald verb choice conveys the meaning of a grand party, in which Gatsby is famous for which ultimately seem too good to be …show more content…
“The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun, and now the orchestra is playing yellow cocktail music, and the opera of voices pitches a key higher.” This is one of my favorite sentences in chapter 3 due to its imagery and how willing Fitzgerald becomes when describing music. “The first supper-there would be another one after midnight-was now being served, and Jordan invited me to join her own party, who were spread around a table on the other side of the garden.” Fitzgerald utilizes hyphens to shift the tone, and also to make a point across. Fitzgerald incorporates these hyphens throughout his novel to illustrate a break in tone and also to describe an action one of the characters is doing.
13. Nick’s comment focus’ Mr. Gatsby, who at the time is no-where to be found at his own party. This event also adds on to his character as mysterious, as Gatsby vanishes again when Nick demands to see him. The purpose of Nick’s comment is to inform the reader that Mr. Gatsby still obtains respect through his parties and his wealth even if the party host is never around when guests require his