Answer:
The first portion: Ultimately pointless as it was fierce and acrimonious, means that that it was as much of a waste of time as it was aggressive and fueled by fury. Second they acknowledge that it was not that the couldn't prevent it but they didn't know what happened.
Explanation:
The answer would be the last one
-characters,settings, plot of the story
Answer:
Gatsby seems nervous and agitated, and tells Tom awkwardly that he knows Daisy. ... Gatsby's party strikes Nick much more unfavorably this time around—he finds the revelry oppressive and notices that even Daisy has a bad time. Tom upsets her by telling her that Gatsby's fortune comes from bootlegging.
