The author uses syntax to select words that stimulate the reader's thinking to agree with his position on slacking.
<h3>What is the syntax?</h3>
It is a part of the study of grammar.
It is the part that evaluates the placement of words in a sentence and the meaning they promote.
The syntax was used by the author to create rhetorical questions. In this case, this author needed to evaluate how to organize the words to create questions that already have clear answers and that will stimulate the readers' reflection, leading them to agree with the author and making him establish the statement about slacking positively.
Gatsby did not receive the $25,000 in Cody's will because Ella Kaye cheated him out of it. He likely learned to be more aggressive when it comes to monetary gain, thus leading him to become the wealthy man he became.
