1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Step2247 [10]
3 years ago
14

What stories does Gatsby tell Nick about his past. Which of these seem improbable and which seem believable? Defend your answers

by citing evidence from the text. Aside from these stories, what other evidence is there to suggest that he is lying?
English
1 answer:
ratelena [41]3 years ago
3 0

Answer and explanation:

What stories does Gatsby tell Nick about his past?

In Chapter 4 of the novel "The Great Gatsby", Jay Gatsby tells the narrator, Nick, his "true" life story. According to him, he was the son of very wealthy people from the Middle-West. After his parents died, he inherited their fortune and live in Europe collecting jewels. He was educated at Oxford and fought bravely at the war, even receiving decorations from several countries.

Which of these seem improbable and which seem believable? Defend your answers by citing evidence from the text.

The ones that seem most unbelievable, even in the narrator's opinion, are the ones concerning his education and life in Europe. The way Gatsby talks about Oxford is suspicious; he chokes on his words. The way he describes his wealthy life collecting jewels is superficial, mechanical, not really painting a picture for his listener:

<em>"I am the son of some wealthy people in the middle-west--all dead now. I was brought up in America but educated at  Oxford because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years.  It is a family tradition." </em>

<em><u>He looked at me sideways--and I knew why Jordan Baker had believed he was  lying. He hurried the phrase "educated at Oxford," or swallowed it or  choked on it as though it had bothered him before. And with this doubt  his whole statement fell to pieces and I wondered if there wasn't  something a little sinister about him after all. </u></em>

<em>[...]</em>

<em>"After that I lived like a young rajah in all the capitals of  Europe--Paris, Venice, Rome--collecting jewels, chiefly rubies, hunting  big game, painting a little, things for myself only, and trying to  forget something very sad that had happened to me long ago." </em>

<em><u>With an effort I managed to restrain my incredulous laughter. The very  phrases were worn so threadbare that they evoked no image except that of a  turbaned "character" leaking sawdust at every pore as he pursued a  tiger through the Bois de Boulogne.</u></em>

<em><u /></em>

However, Gatsby gets to convince Nick of his truth after showing him a medal and a picture. Nick tends to believe people in general, having been taught by his father to not hurry into judging others.

His being the son of wealthy people is, to my mind, the story that is most plausible while Gatsby is telling it. He even shows some deep feelings while mentioning his family:

<em>"My family all died and I came into a good deal of money." </em>

<em><u>His voice was solemn as if the memory of that sudden extinction of a clan  still haunted him.</u></em><em> For a moment I suspected that he was</em><em><u> pulling my leg </u></em><em> but </em><em><u>a glance at him convinced me otherwise.</u></em>

Aside from these stories, what other evidence is there to suggest that he is lying?

Gatsby's attitudes are suspicious. The way he is constantly looking at Nick, observing his reactions, show a strange concern for what others think of him; the type of concern someone who is telling the truth doesn't have. Also, as the Chapter continues, we see Gatsby receive mysterious phone calls, meet up with gangsters, get rid of a police officer just by showing him his card etc. It is plain to see that he is involved in some illegal activity.

You might be interested in
Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.
Mekhanik [1.2K]

He wants revenge for the loss of his eye.

He is angered by Odysseus’s taunts.

Thus, option "B and D" is correct.

<h3>What motivates the Cyclops to ask Poseidon for the demise of Odysseus and all his men? </h3>

In these lines, we learn that the Cyclops wish Odysseus a bad fate. He tells us that he wishes Odysseus is never able to come home. He also asks that he never see his family again.

Moreover, he wishes that even if he is able to get back to his fatherland, he takes a very long time to do so. The Cyclops is most likely angry because of the loss of his eye, and because of the way, he was taunted by Odysseus.

Thus, option "B and D" is correct.

To learn more about  Odysseus  click here:

brainly.com/question/1365530

#SPJ1

6 0
2 years ago
What other theme is addressed in the excerpt?
sashaice [31]

Answer:

It is important to get a good night's sleep before a big day.

Explanation:

According to the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version, it is narrated that Gilgamesh climbed to the top of the mountain and gave an offering asking for a favorable dream, then Enkidu made a shelter and put a circle of magic flour around him.

The second theme of the excerpt is that its important to get a good night's sleep before a big day.

6 0
3 years ago
How do you submit an assignment to the instructor for grading?
Over [174]
Through online platform
3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
When you want to let the reader of your cover letter know how to get in contact with you, where do you include that information?
Vladimir [108]
The answer is D. hope this helps.
5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Which statement best describes how Douglass uses hypophora in this excerpt?
s2008m [1.1K]
D is the right answer
3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • What advice did brian remember from perpich, his former teacher?
    7·1 answer
  • The author's purpose is
    10·1 answer
  • SOMEONE HELP ME ASAP!!!!!!!
    13·2 answers
  • How does climate impact, or affect the activities of people in different parts of the world?
    5·2 answers
  • WHO is more smarter u or your perants
    11·2 answers
  • What measures were taken for the conservation of tigers and with those efforts a
    10·1 answer
  • If some of the pages in a very old book have been stained, they can be said to be
    9·2 answers
  • Why did the dwarfs push their way into the house?
    5·1 answer
  • Why does Stephen not want to take communion at Easter?
    7·1 answer
  • Read the story .
    13·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!