Question

Which statement about F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby would the writer Joshua Rothman most likely agree with?

A. The novel is about the truths that are uniquely found in nature and nowhere else.
B. The novel is about the tension between morality and convenience.
C. The novel is about how romance is always one-sided and lonely.
D. The novel is about the impressions people create for others and on themselves.

Answer 1

The correct answer is option D. "The novel is about the impressions people create for others and on themselves.". Joshua Rothman is a writer famous for his contributions as The New Yorker’s archive editor. Taking into account his postures towards other books, it is very likely that Joshua Rothman would agree that F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is centered in people's impressions, instead of the events that took place in the fictional towns of the novel.