Chapter1 The Great Gatsby
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Nick tells the reader his father gave him the following advice: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." ...I understood that he meant a great deal more than that." What was Nick's father trying to tell him and how did it shape Nick as a person?
Nick tells the reader his father gave him the following advice: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." ...I understood that he meant a great deal more than that." What was Nick's father trying to tell him and how did it shape Nick as a person?
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Based on the following sentence what does intimation, mean? "I decided to call to him. Miss Baker had mentioned him at dinner, and that would do for an introduction. But I didn't call to him for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone- streched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and as far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling."(p25-26)
Based on the following sentence what does intimation, mean? "I decided to call to him. Miss Baker had mentioned him at dinner, and that would do for an introduction. But I didn't call to him for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone- streched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and as far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling."(p25-26)
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At the end of chapter 1, Daisy is desecribing the moments after she realized her baby was a girl. She weeps and says, "I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.'" What is happening in Daisy's life to make her feel this way?
At the end of chapter 1, Daisy is desecribing the moments after she realized her baby was a girl. She weeps and says, "I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.'" What is happening in Daisy's life to make her feel this way?