What Does The Green Mean In The Great Gatsby

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Nick starts the Novel by relaying his father’s advice “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this World haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” List Nick’s advantages. Does he reserve judgement in the Novel? Nick comes from the upper middle class. He was born in Minnesota and moved to New York after graduating from Yale. he was able to get a good education, go to the army and come back alive, and now he is able to travel without worrying about money. Other people struggle with money whereas Nick could not be bothered. Nick does not necessarily judge others but he does think that the wealthier people are superficial. What rumors have been told about Gatsby? Why does Fitzgerald reveal rumors rather …show more content…

The pursued are people like Gatsby and Jordan, people that everyone tries to go for and talk to. The pursuing are the people that want someone or something, they are pursuing. This is people like Gatsby, he is pursuing Daisy. Nick would also be pursuing, since he is pursuing Jordan and Gatsby himself in the sense that he wants to know more about them. The busy are people like Tom, he is always busy with work or reading but never paying attention to things that matter like his family. The tired are people like Daisy, who never seem to be doing anything. Explain the significance of the Green Light. The significance of the Green Light is that it’s supposed to represent Gatsby’s hopes and dreams. The Green Light ends at Daisy’s dock, which represents Gatsby’s hope for a future with Daisy. He hopes that she will fall back in love with him. Compare George Wilson and Tom. What did each man learn from his Wife and how did they meet? Tom is a wealthy businessman. He pays no attention to his family and is having an affair with Myrtle, who he physically abuses. When Tom learned about Daisy’s relationship with Gatsby, he tried learning as much as he could about Gatsby and then called him out for all the illegal things he has done. He did this in front of Daisy so he could try to make her see him as what he

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