What purpose does Nick’s description of Gatsby’s home on pages 33-34 serve? Nick emphasizes Gatsby’s wealth, indicating that he comes from Old Money and is snobbish. The description of the parties being thrown by Gatsby only serve to characterize him as rich and mean. Nick’s emphasis on Gatsby's wealth helps to further underscore how mysterious he is to those around him. Though Gatsby has some nice things, Nick’s description in this section indicates that he is, in fact, an ordinary member of the middle class.

In at least 150 words, discuss the comparison described in the figurative language and how the connotative language reinforces the symbol. certainly the utmost rim of my first dome was filled with the tumultuous impression of soldiers marching to death for freedom's sake, of pioneers streaming westward to establish self-government in yet another sovereign state. only the great dome of st. peter's itself has ever clutched my heart as did that modest curve which had sequestered from infinitude in a place small enough for my child's mind, the courage and endurance which i could not comprehend so long as it was lost in "the void of unresponsible space" under the vaulting sky itself.