Friendship
Nick is the only person, aside from Gatsby’s father, who attends the funeral. What kind of friendship do Nick and Gatsby have? What does Nick derive from this friendship?
-Nick and Gatsby seemed like they were the only reliable friends. Nick feels the feeling which is the same feeling which Gatsby feels to Daisy.
Alienation
At one party, Nick observes, “People disappeared, reappeared, made plans to go somewhere, and then lost each other, searched for each other, found each other a few feet away” (p. 37). Soon afterward, Tom breaks his lover’s nose. Does Fitzgerald use parties to highlight his characters’ failures to relate to one another? Do Gatsby’s parties reflect genuine celebration or a kind of mourning?
-Gatsby's parties reflect a kind of mourning rather than a genuine celebration. -Yes, Fitzgerald uses parties to highlight his characters' failures to relate to one another.
Nick is the only person, aside from Gatsby’s father, who attends the funeral. What kind of friendship do Nick and Gatsby have? What does Nick derive from this friendship?
-Nick and Gatsby seemed like they were the only reliable friends. Nick feels the feeling which is the same feeling which Gatsby feels to Daisy.
Alienation
At one party, Nick observes, “People disappeared, reappeared, made plans to go somewhere, and then lost each other, searched for each other, found each other a few feet away” (p. 37). Soon afterward, Tom breaks his lover’s nose. Does Fitzgerald use parties to highlight his characters’ failures to relate to one another? Do Gatsby’s parties reflect genuine celebration or a kind of mourning?
-Gatsby's parties reflect a kind of mourning rather than a genuine celebration. -Yes, Fitzgerald uses parties to highlight his characters' failures to relate to one another.