List four details from the text that Fitzgerald uses to establish the tense and nervous atmosphere in Nick’s house as Gatsby first reunites with Daisy.? 1

1. They were uncomfortable with each other

2. Gatsby nearly knocked down the clock in his nervous state.

3. There was an awkward silence when Gatsby entered

4. Gatsby was looking ghastly pale when he first arrived.

Explanation:

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the story of the now successful Jay Gatsby who tries to reignite his love with Daisy.

Gatsby returns after five years after the war as a successful man and tries to set up a meeting with Daisy and there are four distinct details from the text that shows that there was a tense and nervous atmosphere in Nick's house as Gatsby reunites with Daisy.

These four details are:

1. They were uncomfortable with each other: From the book, Daisy is described as sitting frightened but graceful on the edge of a stiff chair.

2. Gatsby nearly knocked down the clock in his nervous state: Jay Gatsby was so nervous in Daisy's presence that he almost knocked down the clock.  "The clock took this moment to tilt dangerously at the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it with trembling fingers and set it back in place".

3. There was an awkward silence when Gatsby entered: There was a silence when Gatsby entered that you could almost hear a pin drop.

It was described as "A pause; it endured horribly".

4. Gatsby was looking ghastly pale when he first arrived: Jay Gatsby was looking like death when he entered and it was not clearly specified what caused his loss of color but he was described as "pale as death. . .hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets"

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