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Analyze how Nick's narration shapes what readers know and doubt.
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Jordan tells Nick about Daisy's wedding day, the pearls, and the letter in the tub. What limit on Nick's narration does that episode show?
Nick does not see who drives Gatsby's car when Myrtle is killed; later Gatsby tells him Daisy was at the wheel. What should readers notice about Nick's access?
The James Gatz/Dan Cody material arrives through later conversation and Mr. Gatz's keepsakes. What does that do to Nick's authority?
When Nick narrates Wilson's final movements before Gatsby's death, what limit of first-person narration matters most?
Nick sees Tom and Daisy at the kitchen table after Myrtle's death and thinks they may be 'conspiring together.' What can he truly report?
Why is Nick a first-person peripheral narrator rather than an omniscient one?
Nick begins with his father's advice about criticizing people. What does the novel invite readers to do with that self-portrait?
Nick says, 'I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known,' soon after describing Jordan and his own loose ties. What is the effect?
At Myrtle's apartment party, Nick says he was 'within and without.' What does this show about his narrative stance?
Nick says many people confided in him because he reserved judgments. What should readers remember about this access?
Nick says he disapproved of Gatsby 'from beginning to end,' yet also says Gatsby 'turned out all right.' What does this tension show?
In Chapter 1, Nick says Gatsby 'turned out all right at the end' before the reader has met Gatsby. What does that placement do?
Because Nick writes after he has come back from the East, how does the point of view shape Chapters 1-9?
Nick ends by returning West and judging Tom and Daisy as 'careless people.' What does this ending position reveal?
Why does Nick show Gatsby's extravagant parties before he explains Gatsby's reunion with Daisy?
Near the end, Nick links Gatsby's dream to the Dutch sailors' first sight of the continent. What does that retrospective move do?
Nick's guest list names partygoers by families, rumors, jobs, and scandals. What does this cataloging voice emphasize?
At the Plaza Hotel, Nick quotes Tom, Gatsby, and Daisy in sharp exchanges. Why use so much dialogue there?
Nick lingers on Owl Eyes noticing that Gatsby's books are real but uncut. Why is this selected detail useful?
Nick repeatedly preserves Gatsby's phrase 'old sport.' What does that quotation do?
In Chapter 1, Nick records Tom's talk about 'The Rise of the Colored Empires.' What does quoting that speech accomplish?
Nick calls himself an outsider in the East, but he arranges Gatsby and Daisy's tea and later handles the funeral. What can readers infer?
Nick says he has been drunk just twice in his life, and the second time was the afternoon of Myrtle's apartment party. How does that admission affect his account of the party?
Nick admires Gatsby, but he reports Gatsby's lies about his past and ties to Wolfsheim. What is the fairest inference?
Almost no party guests come to Gatsby's funeral. Nick, Mr. Gatz, and Owl Eyes are among the few present. What can readers infer about Nick's party catalog?
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