Discussion

Answer the following questions:

What were reports about Gatsby’s death like?

What did Catherine say about Gatsby?

Where did the Buchanans go?

What was Wolfsheim’s attitude to participation in Gatsby’s funeral?

What was Klipspringer’s attitude to participation in Gatsby’s funeral?

How did Mr. Gatz look like?

What did he say about his son?

What new facts revealed after Gatsby’s death?

Who attended the funeral?

What was one of Nick’s most vivd memories?

How did East Egg look like?

Why did Nick decide to return to Middle West?

What was his meeting with Jordan about?

What did Tom do before Gatsby’s murder?

Quote the text to confirm or contradict the following:

Gatsby lived surrounded by criminals who passed for his servants.

The military uniform concealed the social differences of its wearers at the wartime.

Wilson was a religious man.

Wilson convinced himself that Myrtle had had a love affair with Gatsby.

The war made Gatsby wealthy and secure.

Cruelty can’t combine with sentimentality.

Nick described some events he had never witnessed.

Tom’s villainy was one of the many other episodes of the same kind in his life.

What is the idea of “careless people”? How do you understand it? Did you happen to meet ones?

Write the character sketch of Jay Gatsby.

Make a list of chief events in the chapter.

Retell the chapter.