Answer:
Financial wealth is desirable to the narrator.
Explanation:
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a story about the protagonist Jay Gatsby's tragic story of his pursuit of his young love Daisy Buchanan. Daisy is a wealthy young woman married to Tom Buchanan, while Jay is a self made millionaire.
The story is narrated by Nick Carraway who had moved to this part of town. He is seen describing his house in chapter 1, saying that his <em>"own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore.......</em>". His use of the phrases <em>"the consoling proximity of millionaires"</em> and<em> "white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered" </em>shows that Nick considers financial wealth desirable. He says that staying in close proximity to millionaires is consoling, and the houses in East Egg are fashionable white palaces, glittering, looking attractive in comparison to his own house in West Egg.
This is called using context clues.
Answer:
All things considered = being
For example = middle
Another example= middle
One thing in particular = middle
In short, = end
Explanation:
It makes sense this way
A. past progressive
The past progressive tense<span> describes something from the past that is consistently happening. Usually, it sets the stage for the next thing that will happen. It is used with the verb "was or were" and an -ing verb.
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