Question

Which of the following quotes illustrates the irony of Gatsby's funeral?which part of the great Gatsby is the best example of irony?
A. "It was all in the Chicago newspaper. I started right away."
B. "Why , my God! they used to go there by the hundreds."
C. i called up daisy half an hour after we found him, called her instinctively and without hesitation.
D. " jimmy always liked it better down east".

Answer 1

Answer:

B. "Why , my God! they used to go there by the hundreds."

Explanation:

The author uses irony in this phrase to express the surprise at Gatsby's funeral when it was realized that almost no one appeared at the funeral to bid him goodbye, but hundreds of people knew Gatsby, said they loved him, and were often seen at his party.