Tom Flashcards
“And what’s more, I love Daisy too. Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time.” What Chapter is this quote?
Chapter 7
“Did you give Nick a little heart-to-heart talk on the veranda?” demanded Tom suddenly. What does this suggest?
Tom is worried that Daisy’s been airing their dirty laundry which is its own form of betrayal.
“Flushed with his impassioned gibberish, he saw himself standing alone on the…
last barrier of civilization”
“Daisy loved me when she married me and she loves me now.” Who is Tom talking to here?
Gatsby
“She’s not leaving me! Certainly not for a common swindler who’d have to steal the ring he put on her finger.” What does this suggest?
Tom sees marriage as an economic exchange: he’s “bought” Daisy honestly, but Gatsby would have to buy her dishonestly. No word on what Daisy wants.
Where does Tom live?
East Egg
Tom had been one of the most powerful ends that ever played football at where?
New Haven
What chapter is the quote “it was hard to realize that a man in my own generation was wealthy enough to do that”?
Chapter 1
“You know, a lot of these newly rich people are just filthy bootleggers?” What are bootleggers?
It is the illegal business of transporting (smuggling) alcoholic beverages
“Civilization is going to pieces!” What chapter is this?
Chapter 1
