"But no one knows the woman’s name, and no one cares."
The author is trying to make a point that society is cruel and depthless. No one knew the woman’s name and none of them cared at all about her existence, even enough to her name. This is a jab at the fast paced nature of society. I do not care about others because I need to get to x before y. Everyone is concerned with instant gratification. Fitzgerald is arguing that people are becoming more and more narcissistic. All that matters is what is in it for them. If it does not meet their prerequisite, it is ignored entirely. (99 words)
"She was the first 'nice' girl he had ever known”
The author is trying to make a point that most people in society are not nice. In Gatsby’s entire life, this was the first nice girl he had ever known. That leaves room to believe that the rest of them, being a huge majority, are cruel and cold. The quotations around the word nice imply that she is not actually nice, but that she is relatively so. Fitzgerald is saying that women in society are not friendly. The women we call friendly are only more friendly than the curve, yet are still not truly nice. (95 words)
"Most of those reports were a nightmare — grotesque, circumstantial, eager, and untrue."
The author is trying to make a point that society gossips very frequently. This is apparent in the words most and untrue. Out of this sample, most of the reports were untrue. What this says about the rest of society is that they also report mostly untrue statements. The words nightmare and grotesque are used to make the reader see how awful this is. This is saying that most people in the community are dishonest, nosey, monstrous human beings. Fitzgerald is saying that spreading expansive lies reluctantly is what people have come to in society. Character is no longer an important attribute to have.(104 words)
"He was clutching at some last hope and I couldn’t bear to shake him free."
The author is arguing that innocence is very important. The “some last hope” and, especially, the word clutching signifies a kind of naive desperation. He was not going to take his innocence from him. This makes it important. He could not bear to strip the last bit of ignorance from him. Ignorance truly is bliss. To be ignorant is also to not know fear or pain. Because innocence is a common and innate form of ignorance, it too is bliss. It is this reason why young children are so sheltered. They are being preserved for as long as they possibly can. Eventually they will have to go out in to the cold, cruel, nightmarish world that Fitzgerald describes. This is why innocence is important and why Fitzgerald argues it so. (130 words)
The author is arguing that innocence is very important. The “some last hope” and, especially, the word clutching signifies a kind of naive desperation. He was not going to take his innocence from him. This makes it important. He could not bear to strip the last bit of ignorance from him. Ignorance truly is bliss. To be ignorant is also to not know fear or pain. Because innocence is a common and innate form of ignorance, it too is bliss. It is this reason why young children are so sheltered. They are being preserved for as long as they possibly can. Eventually they will have to go out in to the cold, cruel, nightmarish world that Fitzgerald describes. This is why innocence is important and why Fitzgerald argues it so. (130 words)
"He’d of helped build up the country.”
The author is trying to make a point that even though society is full of terrible people, there are still some, although very few, exceptional human beings left. The word help is one of positive connotation. It implies supportiveness. The word country brings about imagery of a massive area. So to support a massive area is widely viewed as exceptionally great. One person out of all of the other characters was a great human being. The same ratio can also be applied to the rest of the global community. (89 words)
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