Tom loved Daisy in different ways at different times in their relationship, but he did love her in his own way. Through them all, however, Daisy remained his ‘trophy wife’ as the beautiful and rich woman who made him feel strong and important by depending on him to protect her when she most needed protection.
Q. Why is a toilet called a privy?
Privy is a very old word for what we’d call the bathroom, with it earliest citation in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) from 1225. The word privy comes from the Old French privé, “intimate friendly; a private place.” No matter how friendly, privies were often outside, and so chamber pots were used instead.
Q. What does privy mean in The Great Gatsby?
sharing in the knowledge of something private
Q. Why is owl eyes so shocked that Gatsby’s books are real?
Because he realizes Gatsby is projecting a facade, Owl Eyes registers surprise that the books on Gatsby’s library shelves are real. He had thought that Gatsby would use cardboard imitations of book covers. He admires Gatsby for going to such great lengths to project an image.
Q. What is ironic about owl eyes not being drunk?
Q. What was ironic about Owl Eyes not being drunk? He usually is drunk. The driver was drunk.
Q. What is the significance of Jordan’s lies?
What is the significance of Jordan’s lies? Nick says that she does this because she does not like to be a disadvantage with other people. Also that she is not an honest person in the way she keeps a cool act, yet there is more to her where she is not such a good person, where she always gets what she wants.
Q. Why did Nick break up with Jordan?
Nick became involved with Jordan because of his relationship with Daisy and Tom. He broke the relationship off because he was sick of her immaturity and how she lied all of the time. He said she was on of the most dishonest and careless people he has ever known.
Q. What does Nick’s judgments reveal about his character?
What do they reveal about his character that he does this (especially in relation to his opening comments)?. Nick describes himself as fair minded and tolerant. He believes himself to be non-judgmental. Yet, he engages in nearly constant judgment.
Q. Why does Nick think Gatsby is honest?
Within the context of the novel, Nick stands out because he is surrounded by dishonest people. So, Nick thinks he’s one of the few honest people, because beyond the world of small towns, he has found few honest people.
