chapter 3 Flashcards
how are people described going to gatsbys partys
“in his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths amoung the whispering and the champagne and the stars”
how are the gusts shown to be fake
“the air is alive with chatter and laughter, and caual inuendos and introductions forgotten on the spot, and enthusiastic meetings between women who never even knew eachothers names
how does nick describe gatsbys smile
“it was one of those rare smiles with a quality if eternal reasurance in it”
why does jordan prefer big parties
“they’re so intimate. At small parties there isnt any privacy”
what does the singer do
“she was not only singing, she was weeping too […] the tears coursed down her cheeks, not freely however
why does nick like new york
” i began to like new york, the racy and adventurous feel of it at night”
when does nick feel lonly
“at the enchanted metrapolitan twighlight I felt a haunting lonliness sometimes”
what does nick say about Jordans driving
“you’re a rotten driver”
does nick see himslef a shonest
“i am one of the few honest people i have ever known”
gatsby is alone
“no one swooned backward on Gatsby, and no fench bob touched gatsbys shoulder”
