Higher English - The Great Gatsby USE
"one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that
everything afterwards savours of anti-climax" - Answer- Chapter 1, Introduction to
Tom, Yale, Wealth, Characterisation.
"introductions forgotten on the spot" - Answer- Chapter 3, Nick at Gatsby's party,
Drunk, Shallowness of the upper class, Theme.
"which it is not likely I shall ever find again" - Answer- Chapter 1, Narration of
Gatsby, Desirable, Gatsby, Characterisation.
"looking with blind eyes through the smoke" - Answer- Chapter 2, Myrtle and Nick,
Dog, Smoke, Shallowness of the Upper Class, Theme.
"I suppose she talks, and- eats, and everything" - Answer- Chapter 1, Daisy and Nick
outside Daisy and Tom's house, Daisy's child, Shallowness of the Upper Class,
Theme.
"the white race will be - will be utterly submerged" - Answer- Chapter 1, Tom and
Daisy's dinner party, Tom's book, Racism, Theme and Characterisation.
"the knuckle was black and blue" - Answer- Chapter 1, Daisy and Tom's dinner party,
Daisy's hand, Characterisation.
"I always watch for the longest day and then miss it" - Answer- Chapter 1, Daisy and
Tom's dinner party, Foreshadowing, Metaphor, Characterisation.
"'Gatsby?' demanded Daisy. 'What Gatsby?" - Answer- Chapter 1, Tom and Daisy's
house, Daisy learns about Gatsby, Characterisation.
"Her face was sad and lovely" - Answer- Chapter 1, Introduction to Daisy, Sad,
Characterisation.
"Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face" - Answer-
Chapter 1, Introduction to Tom, Arrogance, Shallowness of the Upper Class,
Characterisation and Theme.
"I lived at West Egg, the - well, the less fashionable of the two" - Answer- Chapter 1,
Introduction to Nick, Working Class, Shallowness of the Upper Class, Theme.
"it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams" -
Answer- Chapter 1, Narration of Gatsby, Foreshadowing, Valley of Ashes,
Characterisation.
"I'm inclined to reserve all judgements" - Answer- Chapter 1, Introduction to Nick,
Shallowness of the Upper Class, Unreliable narrator, Theme and Characterisation.
, "What kind are they?" - Answer- Chapter 2, Myrtle, Nick and Tom in New York, Dog,
Shallowness of the Upper Class, Theme.
"I hope she'll be a fool - that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful
little fool" - Answer- Chapter 1, Daisy describes her daughter to Nick and Jordan,
World does not value intelligence, Characterisation.
"He had one of those rare smiles with a quality of reassurance in it" - Answer-
Chapter 3, Introduction to Gatsby, Charisma, Characterisation.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." -
Answer- Chapter 9, Conclusion, Green light represents past vs dreams of future,
Human struggle to achieve dreams,
"Tom's got some woman in New York" - Answer- Chapter 1, Jordan revealing affair,
Shallowness of the Upper Class, Characterisation and Theme.
"Well, she was less than an hour old and Tom was God knows where." - Answer-
Chapter 1, Tom's absence to his daughter's birth, Shallowness of the Upper Class,
Characterisation and Theme.
"Their interest rather touched me... I was confused and a little disgusted" - Answer-
Chapter 1, Unreliable narrator, Nick's disapproval of the Upper Class,
Characterisation and Theme.
"he stretched his arms out... a single green light" - Answer- Chapter 1, The green
light, Hope, Theme.
"walking through her husband as if he were a ghost" - Answer- Chapter 2, Myrtle and
George Wilson's relationship, Shallowness of the Upper Class, American Dream,
Characterisation and Theme.
"'Terrible place, isn't it' said Tom, exchanging a frown with Doctor Eckleburg." -
Answer- Chapter 2, Eyes of T. J. Eckleburg, God's eyes, Shallowness of the Upper
Class, Theme.
"I have been drunk just twice in my life, and the second time was that afternoon" -
Answer- Chapter 2, Nick, Tom and Myrtle in New York, Unreliable narrator, Theme
and Characterisation.
"'Well, they say he's a nephew or a cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm's.'" - Answer- Chapter
2, Catherine gossiping, Shallowness of the Upper Class, Theme.
"He borrowed somebody's best suit to get married in" - Answer- Chapter 2, Myrtle
and George Wilson's relationship, Shallowness of the Upper Class, Theme and
Characterisation.
"'She's a Catholic, and they don't believe in divorce.'" - Answer- Chapter 2, Catherine
talking about Daisy, Tom's excuse not to marry Myrtle, Characterisation.
