At the end of Chapter 3, Nick says: “I am one of the few honest people that I have ever …

Originally titled On the Road to West Egg, then Trimalchio, then Under the Red White and Blue or Gold-Hatted Gatsby, …

In Chapter 6, Nick says, “You can’t repeat the past.” Gatsby replies, “Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you …

At Gatsby’s funeral, Nick remembers “without resentment, that Daisy hadn’t sent a message or a flower” [174]. Should Nick’s attitude …

An intriguing exchange between Nick and Gatsby takes place near the end of Chapter Six: “I wouldn’t ask too much …

At the end of Chapter Five, Nick makes much of the power of Daisy’s voice over Gatsby: “I think that …

According to one of the characters in Azar Nafisi’s contemporary memoir, Reading Lolita in Tehran, the only “sympathetic“ person in …

The introduction of Myrtle and George Wilson underscores the importance of social class in the novel. How does their presence …

One of the concluding images of The Great Gatsby is Nick’s description of “the old island here that flowered once …

From his first appearance, Tom Buchanan is a mouthpiece of racism. For instance, he sees himself as one of the …