Some questions for discussion (The Great Gatsby)

 

1.      where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air.  (What is the grammatical rationale?)

2.     “About half way between West Egg and New York the motor road hastily … But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days, under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground.” (What is the purpose of this paragraph?)

3.     “The fact that he had one was insisted upon wherever he was known.” (What does “one” refer here?)

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• My understanding: -NewVoice- ♀ (373 bytes) () 09/20/2012 postreply 17:05:48

• 回复：My understanding: -同学小薇- ♀ (105 bytes) () 09/20/2012 postreply 19:58:37

• I think both of you are right -非文学青年- ♀ (260 bytes) () 09/21/2012 postreply 02:40:59

• This may help. -NewVoice- ♀ (1028 bytes) () 09/21/2012 postreply 03:44:04

• Thanks! didn't think that deep :-) -同学小薇- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/21/2012 postreply 06:09:08

• 猜一下第一个问题 -yingyudidida- ♂ (2363 bytes) () 09/20/2012 postreply 19:50:29

• got it! Good quiz with prizes -sportwoman- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/21/2012 postreply 05:43:07

• 回复：Some questions for discussion (The Great Gatsby) -同学小薇- ♀ (174 bytes) () 09/20/2012 postreply 20:07:03

• Thank you all for your kind response -hammerheadshark- ♀ (62 bytes) () 09/21/2012 postreply 06:45:44