Laugh and be merry, remember, better the world with a song, Better the world with a blow in the teeth of a wrong. Laugh, f
or the time is brief, a thread the length of a span. Laugh and be proud to belong to the old proud pageant of man. (Laugh and Be Merry/John Masefield/Public Domain) Which of these is the main idea of the poem? A. Take pride in being a human being. B. Music makes people happy. C. Life is short; laugh and be merry.D. Fighting doesn't resolve problems.
Reread Nick's dialogue with Jordan at the end of the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Do you think that Nick trusts Jordan's ideas about Gatsby? What makes you think so? Cite specific textual evidence to support your answer.
