Why was Gatsby's heart in a constant turbulent riot?

night, what sets James' heart "in a constant, turbulent" riot? His new life will be filled with every luxury.
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Why was his heart a turbulent riot at night?

Specifically, at night, what sets James' heart "in a constant, turbulent" riot? James expects Jay to live a lavish lifestyle with many riches. At night he dreamed of owning luxurious things to live in excess.
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Why does Gatsby not get the $25000?

When Cody died, he left Gatsby $25,000, but Cody's mistress prevented him from claiming his inheritance. Gatsby then dedicated himself to becoming a wealthy and successful man.
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Why was Gatsby so nervous?

Nick realizes that Gatsby is nervous because he wants Nick to agree to his plan of inviting Daisy over for tea. Nick tells Gatsby that he will help him with the plan. Overjoyed, Gatsby immediately offers to have someone cut Nick's grass.
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Why did Gatsby most likely change his name?

When and why does James Gatz change his name? James Gatz changed his name when he was seventeen because he didn't want to think of himself as a poor boy. He wanted to think of himself as a rich man. How is the comparison of Gatsby with Christ ("he was a son of God...and he must be about his Father's business") ironic?
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A Psychoanalysis of Jay Gatsby (The Great Gatsby)



Is Gatsby a true story?

The novel is set in the fictional town of West Egg on Long Island in the early 1920s. Indeed, Fitzgerald was inspired to write the book by the grand parties he attended on prosperous Long Island, where he got a front-row view of the elite, moneyed class of the 1920s, a culture he longed to join but never could.
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What is Gatsby giving up when he kisses her?

Answers 1. Gatsby is giving up any sense of himself. Gatsby must surrender his personal sense of the fantastic, that "His mind would never romp again like the mind of God." After the kiss Gatsby will sacrifice his life for her love or rather the illusion of her love.
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What does Gatsby almost break during?

Gatsby almost breaks the clock. The clock symbolizes time and that time can never stop.
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What are Gatsby's feelings by the end of the chapter 5?

What are Gatsby's feelings by the end of the chapter? He was very happy. He got to hold hands with Daisy and everything.
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How does Gatsby demonstrate his nervousness?

Gatsby sends someone over to cut Nick's grass and sends flowers. He acts very nervous and anxious. What happens to the clock on the mantle?
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Is Daisy appalled by West Egg?

What is Daisy's real opinion of Gatsby's party?(110-111, 113-115, 116) "She was appalled by West Egg" she was uncomfortable with how these people acted—they may be rich, but that was by a "shortcut" and they didn't act in ways acceptable to her old money values. It is hard for her to leave her old money prejudice.
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What is Gatsby's birth name?

1. What is Gatsby's real history? Where is he from, and what is his name? His real name is James Gatz, and he's from North Dakota.
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What happens when Gatsby and Daisy kiss?

They are about to kiss and Gatsby realizes that “when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God.” ■ In this quote, Gatsby is realizing that once he kisses and subsequently falls in love with Daisy, she is going to be ...
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What haunted Gatsby at night?

"The most grotesque and fantastic conceits haunted him in his bed at night. A universe of ineffable gaudiness spun itself out in his brain while the clock ticked on the washstand and the moon soaked with wet light his tangled clothes upon the floor."
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Who owns drug stores with Gatsby?

“He and this Wolfsheim bought up a lot of side-street drug-stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter. That's one of his little stunts. I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him, and I wasn't far wrong.” “What about it?” said Gatsby politely.
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Why is Gatsby attracted to Daisy?

Why was the young Gatsby drawn to Daisy? Because she's beautiful, she's the 1st "nice" girl he had known, he loves her house, how she lives, and the fact that men already loved her increased her worth. Like she was a prize or stock. Mainly because of HER HOUSE.
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Why did Daisy cry over Gatsby's shirts?

Daisy cries because she has never seen such beautiful shirts, and their appearance makes her emotional. The scene solidifies her character and her treatment of Gatsby. She is vain and self-serving, only concerned with material goods.
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Why did Gatsby feel married to Daisy?

Why does Gatsby feel "married" to Daisy? Gatsby feels married to Daisy because she represents the past and his ideal ( dream.) He also feels responsibility for her and is willing to take the blame for the accident.
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Why does Gatsby get so many phone calls?

Gatsby'a phone calls are probably about some illegal business dealings. The reader only gets to hear Gatsby's end of the conversation, and even that doesn't clearly indicate what Gatsby is talking about if we only look at one conversation.
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What does the broken clock represent in The Great Gatsby?

In the novel The Great Gatsby, the symbol of the clock is used to remind the readers of the time that has passed between the two characters, Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan, and that time truly cannot be bought or rewound.
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What do Gatsby's shirts symbolize?

Gatsby's clothing symbolizes his wealth through his torn shirt, his silver and gold suit, and his English shirts. In Gatsby's past he wore a torn shirt which represents his lack of wealth.
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Why does Gatsby lose Daisy during the confrontation at the Plaza?

Why does Gatsby lose Daisy during the confrontation between Gatsby and Tom at the Plaza? Tom fills Daisy in about how Gatsby got his money through shady crime deals. Daisy seems to lose interest in Gatsby.
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Is Nick in love with Gatsby?

In that novel, Nick loves Gatsby, the erstwhile James Gatz of North Dakota, for his capacity to dream Jay Gatsby into being and for his willingness to risk it all for the love of a beautiful woman. In a queer reading of Gatsby, Nick doesn't just love Gatsby, he's in love with him.
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Does Jay Gatsby love Daisy?

Daisy and Gatsby Relationship Description

Gatsby fell in love with Daisy and the wealth she represents, and she with him (though apparently not to the same excessive extent), but he had to leave for the war and by the time he returned to the US in 1919, Daisy has married Tom Buchanan.
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Why does Daisy kiss Gatsby in chapter 7?

Daisy assumes that he is only pretending, and that he is actually talking to Myrtle. While Tom is out of the room, Daisy kisses Gatsby on the mouth. The nanny brings Tom and Daisy's daughter into the room and Gatsby is shocked to realize that the child actually exists and is real.
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