Question

Read the following excerpt from the great gatsby:

Or, rather, as i didn't kniw mr.gatsby, it was a mansion, inhabited by a gentleman of that name. my own house was an eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbors lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires all for eighty dollars a month


A. it reveals the narrator to be a perceptive commentator on the action of the novel

B. it establishes the narrators sensitivity toward the character's he will meet

C. it conveys how welcome the narrator feels in his neighborhood despite his income level

D. it tends a self deprecating sense of humor that makes the narrator credible

(apex)

Answer 1

It's D. It lends a self-deprecating sense of humor that makes the narrator credible

Answer 2

Answer: The right answer is the D. It tends a self deprecating sense of humor that makes the narrator credible.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that by describing his own house as an "eyesore" and by saying, in a conformist, but also in a sarcastic, tone, that he had "a partial view of my neighbors lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires — all for eighty dollars a month," the narrator is in this excerpt employing a self-critical sense of humor that makes him credible and approachable.