Question

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A

In chronological order, track the eight most important events that lead to the chapter seven accident in the Great Gatsby.


B

In chapter 7 there are several examples of foreshadowing. One example is the foreshadowing of Myrtle's death List at least four examples of foreshadowing Myrtle's death in chapter 7 starting at the paragraph beginning with "I glanced at Daisy, who was staring terrified..."

C

How do each of the following characters respond to Myrtle's death?​

Answer 1

A.

1. Gatsby and Daisy's reunion at Nick's house

2. Tom's discovery of Gatsby and Daisy's affair

3. Gatsby's request of Nick to invite Daisy to his house

4. The hot day and the group's decision to go to New York City

5. Tom's insistence on driving Gatsby's car

6. Daisy's decision to drive Gatsby's car on the way back from New York

7. Myrtle's death

8. Gatsby's murder

B.

1. "I glanced at Daisy, who was staring terrified between Gatsby and her husband"

2. "The 'death car,' as the newspapers called it, didn't stop; it came out of the gathering darkness, wavered tragically for a moment, and then disappeared around the next bend."

3. "Wilson's glazed eyes turned out to the ashheaps, where small gray clouds took on fantastic shapes and scurried here and there in the faint dawn wind."

4. "The 'death car' as the newspapers called it, didn't stop; it came out of the gathering darkness, wavered tragically for a moment, and then disappeared around the next bend."

C.

Tom is initially shocked and upset by Myrtle's death, but he quickly tries to deflect blame onto Gatsby. Wilson is devastated by his wife's death and becomes obsessed with finding her killer, eventually discovering that it was Gatsby and killing him. Daisy is distraught by the accident and Gatsby's death, but she ultimately leaves town and does not attend his funeral. Gatsby's father is heartbroken by his son's death and comes to New York to claim his body, but he is the only one who attends the funeral.