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GATSBY CHAPTER 2: For each of the following questions, please provide quotes and page numbers for your answers. Please write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. Please do NOT consult any outside sources (i.e. SparkNotes, Shmoop, etc.)Describe the “Valley of Ashes” at the beginning of chapter. What does it look like? Be specific. Describe the billboard with the “eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleberg” in this “Valley of Ashes.” Again, be specific.This billboard is often seen as a symbol. What might it symbolize? (What would you feel with those eyes watching YOU…?)The Valley of Ashes is another important symbol in the novel. What do you think it might symbolize about America in the 1920s?Myrtle and George Wilson live and work in a garage in the Valley of Ashes. Describe them. Again, be specific.Why do you think Tom wants to introduce Nick to his girlfriend??Why did Myrtle marry Wilson if she didn’t love him?Watch Myrtle’s behavior carefully: look for as many examples you can find of her 1) talking about buying something (or buying something) and 2) talking about and changing her clothes. Record them here. Why do you think material things are so important to Myrtle?How do you know that Tom respects Daisy more than Myrtle? If he does respect Daisy more, why is he having an affair with Myrtle?Why does Myrtle stay with Tom after he breaks Myrtle’s nose??? What is Tom’s appeal for Daisy? ................
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