The Great Gatsby chapter 3 study guide – Flashcards
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Describe the two ways in which Nick differs from the other guests at Gatsby's party?
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1. If you were actually invited my Gatsby himself then it was a honor for both of you to be there. 2. It was very rare to actually see and meet Gatsby at his own party. (which Nick got to do)
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what does Nick think of Gatsby when he first meets him?
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Nick was actually invited to Gatsby's party and he kind of already knows what gatsby is like because he's neighbors with him.
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Describe the events and atmosphere of the party.
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outside in his garden-tons of green lights, caterers, large long table of food, tons to drink (wine, etc), orchestra, cocktail table.
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What does the owl-eyed man in the library find extradionary about Gatsby's library?
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he's drunk, but he find that the books are real with printed pages and everythink.
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What does Nick learn about Jordan Baker after he has spent some time with her?
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That she is very outgoing, rich, she has met Gatsby once before(something going on between them).
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Why does Fitzgerald describe the party (in the passage beginning "By seven o'clock the orchestra has arrived") in the present tense?
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So we (the audience) can picture and rally realizae, as if we were there, what it was like.
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How does Nick characterize the guests at Gatsby's party? What do his characterizations tellus about how Nick feels about most of these people?
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He says that a lot of them are young Englishmen all about who are well dressed, very quiet, and seem a little hungry. he think there probs here to sell things like bonds or insurance or automobiles.
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Describe the ambiguity in Gatsby's character that strikes Nick.
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That he's not like the people at his own party.
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Describe two incidents involving automombiles in this chapter. What role do automobiles seem to play in the novel so far?
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1. Englishmen at the party selling automobiles. 2.
