1) In Chapter 4, Nick tells Gatsby that he is being rude. This is helpful to Gatsby because he realizes that leaving Daisy is rude and that he needs to go back and be with her. “Not only that, but you’re rude. Daisy’s sitting in there all alone” (88).
2) When Gatsby was 17 he rowed out to a yacht to inform Cody that a wind might catch him and break him up in a half hour. This was helpful to Cody, but also to Gatsby because Cody became his best friend. “and informed Cody that a wind might catch him and break him up in a half hour.” (98).
3) In chapter one Daisy says that she wants her daughter to be a beautiful little fool. This is helpful because Daisy’s daughter will be ignorant when she grows up because of the way she was raised and in this case, it seems ignorance is bliss. “I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope shell be a fool – that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool” (17).
4) In chapter seven after Daisy kills Myrtle; Gatsby watches for her lights to flicker all night in case she needs saving. He says he will watch for her. This is helpful because if she needed saving he would have been …show more content…
This could go both ways, it’s bad because Daisy was driving. But it is helpful because he helped solve Myrtles death. “He says he knows the car that did it…. It was a yellow car” (140).
Tough Questions:
1) How did Jay Gatsby know that Daisy had moved to New York; and where she lived in New York?
2) Did Nick not know that Gatsby was make money illegally until after Gatsby’s death?
3) How did Dan Cody die?
4) How many parties did Gatsby host?
5) Did Daisy know Gatsby was in West Egg those five years?
6) Does Pammy grow up to be a beautiful fool?
7) What will happen with Tom and Daisy?
8) Why did only 3 people go to Gatsby’s funeral when tons went to his parties?
9) Did he not drink much because of Dan Cody?
10) How did Gatsby make all his money after Dan Cody