Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Frage 1
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'Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had vanished forever... Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one.'
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Nick believes Gatsby still worships Daisy after meeting her again after five years
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Nick thinks that after five years Gatsby now realises there is nothing special about Daisy after all
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Nick believes that after meeting Daisy again Gatsby must have felt some of the magic of his dream had gone
Frage 2
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'I found myself on Gatsby’s side, and alone.'
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At Gatsby's funeral, Nick feels he is the only person who has stayed loyal to Gatsby
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At Gatsby's funeral, Nick feels uncomfortable about admitting he is Gatsby’s friend
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At Gatsby's funeral, Nick feels he has made a mistake in getting involved with Gatsby
Frage 3
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'What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon?... And the day after that, and the next thirty years?'
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Daisy enjoys planning out her life carefully and for a long time ahead
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Although Daisy is very privileged, she is bored and aware her life lacks purpose
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Daisy is bossy and tries to organize her friends’ lives for them
Frage 4
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'Nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions, and next they'll throw everything overboard and have intermarriage between black and white.'
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Tom Buchanan is a strong upholder of respectable family values
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Tom believes that black people and white people should be free to intermarry if they wish to
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Tom is a racist and a womaniser who pays lip service only to upholding family values
Frage 5
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'Generally he was one of these worn-out men: when he wasn't working, he sat on a chair in the doorway and stared at the people and the cars that passed along the road.'
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George Wilson arouses sympathy because he has had few breaks in life
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George Wilson cannot work because he is unwell
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George Wilson deserves to fail because he makes no effort to work
Frage 6
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'"I see you're looking at my cuff buttons." I hadn't been looking at them, but I did now. They were composed of oddly familiar pieces of ivory. "Finest specimens of human molars," he informed me.'
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Meyer Wolfshiem is a dentist with a strange sense of humour
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Meyer Wolfshiem is a sinister character and we imagine the teeth may come from a murder victim
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Meyer Wolfshiem is a joker who likes to wind people up with tall stories