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Scott Fitzgerald was published in 1925. It tells the story of Jay Gatsby’s unrequited love for Daisy Buchanan. In this extract, Gatsby has persuaded his neighbour Nick Carraway, who is Daisy’s cousin, to invite her for tea in the hope that Gatsby can win her back after five years of loving her from afar. Nick leaves Gatsby nervously waiting in the living room whilst he answers the door to Daisy.  \nSample question  \nExamine the view that Scott Fitzgerald presents reunions as disappointing in this extract.  \nMake close reference to the writer’s methods in your response.  \nExtract  \nWe went in. To my overwhelming surprise the living-room was deserted.‘Well, that’s funny,’ I exclaimed.  \n‘What’s funny?’  \nShe turned her head as there was a light dignified knocking at the front door. I went out and opened it. Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes.  \nWith his hands still in his coat pockets he stalked by me into the hall, turned sharply as if he were on a wire, and disappeared into the living-room. It wasn’t a bit funny. Aware of the loud beating of my own heart I pulled the door to against the increasing rain.  \nFor half a minute there wasn’t a sound. Then from the living-room I heard a sort of choking murmur and part of a laugh, followed by Daisy’s voice on a clear artificial note:  \n‘I certainly am awfully glad to see you again.’  \nA pause; it endured horribly. I had nothing to do in the hall, so I went into the room.  \nGatsby, his hands still in his pockets, was reclining against the mantelpiece in astrained counterfeit of perfect ease, even of boredom. His head leaned back so far that it rested against the face of a defunct mantelpiece clock, and from this  \nposition his distraught eyes stared down at Daisy, who was sitting, frightened but graceful, on the edge of a stiff chair.  \n‘We’ve met before,’ muttered Gatsby. His eyes glanced momentarily at me, and his lips parted with an abortive attempt at a laugh. Luckily 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. Then he sat down, rigidly, his elbow on the arm of the sofa and his chin in his hand.  \n‘I’m sorry about the clock,’ he said.  \nMy own face had now assumed a deep tropical burn. I couldn’t muster up a single commonplace out of the thousand in my head.  \n‘It’s an old clock,’ I told them idiotically.  \nI think we all believed for a moment that it had smashed in pieces on the floor.‘We haven’t met for many years,’ said Daisy, her voice as matter-of-fact as it could ever be.  \n‘Five years next November.’  \nThe automatic quality of Gatsby’s answer set us all back at least another minute. I had them both on their feet with the desperate suggestion that they help me make tea in the kitchen when the demoniac Finn brought it in on a tray.  \nAmid the welcome confusion of cups and cakes a certain physical decency established itself. Gatsby got himself into a shadow and, while Daisy and I talked, looked conscientiously from one to the other of us with tense, unhappy eyes. However, as calmness wasn’t an end in itself, I made an excuse at the first possible moment, and got to my feet.  \n‘Where are you going?’ demanded Gatsby in immediate alarm.‘I’ll be back.’  \n‘I’ve got to speak to you about something before you go.’  \nHe followed me wildly into the kitchen, closed the door, and whispered: ‘Oh, God!’ in a miserable way.  \n‘What’s the matter?’  \n‘This is a terrible mistake,’ he said, shaking his head from side to side, ‘a terrible, terrible mistake.’  \n‘You’re just embarrassed, that’s all,’and luckily I added: ‘Daisy’s embarrassed too.’  \n‘She’s embarrassed?’ he repeated incredulously.  \n‘Just as much as you are.’‘Don’t talk so loud.’  \n‘You’re acting like a little boy,’ I broke out impatiently.‘Not only th","cbCaikPLIKH7u5lz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikPLIKH7u5lz","pdf",48232,"English","# Sample question\n## Task: examine reunions as disappointing\n## Focus: writer’s methods\n# Extract: reunion scene","[{\"question\":\"What is the sample question asking you to do in this extract?\",\"answer\":\"Examine the view that Scott Fitzgerald presents reunions as disappointing in this extract, using close reference to the writer’s methods.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is involved in the reunion scene described in the extract?\",\"answer\":\"The scene centers on Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, and Nick Carraway, with Gatsby hoping to win Daisy back.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the key dramatic tension during the reunion?\",\"answer\":\"Gatsby and Daisy’s meeting is marked by nerves, awkward pauses, and forced politeness, which highlights disappointment rather than joy.\"}]","The Great Gatsby - Examine the view that reunions are disappointing in this extract | PDF",1792467808]