Question

PLEASE HELP ME (25 points!!)

Please answer all questions

1. How would you describe the attitude of the narrator toward elite New York society?
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2. Why do you think Wharton uses words such as ¨pressed,¨ ¨expected,¨ ¨obliged,¨ ¨forced,¨ and ¨plunged¨?
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3. How does the young girl described in the excerpt contrast with those around her?
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4. How does the author foreshadow that problems will arise for the young girl depicted in the excerpt? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.
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5. Why do you think Wharton´s novel reflected overall trends in society?

Answer 1

1. How does Fitzerald use weather to set a tone of despair in this excerpt?

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2. Why do you think Fitzgerald included the detail about a lady with ¨ermine trimmings¨?

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3. Why do you think Fitzgerald show that his main character, Merlin Grainger, was feeling depressed? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

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4. What does the text tell you about the economy of New York at the time in which the book is set?

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5. What type of person do you think Carlone will be? Why?

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6. In what ways is Fitzgerald's writing similar to Wharton´s writing in the previous excerpt?

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