What secret Nick finds out about Tom Buchanan?

Page 8: ​Here, Nick describes his first visit to the Buchanan’s house located on East Egg. ○ Nick knows the Buchanans because he is Daisy’s second cousin and he knew Tom in college. ○ Tom was a football star in college and is one of the wealthiest people that Nick knows, he comes from an incredibly wealthy family.

How does Nick know the Buchanans Tom and Daisy )?

How does Nick know Daisy and Tom? Nick knew Tom in college and Daisy was his second cousin once removed.

Shall we all go in my car suggested Gatsby he felt the hot green leather of the seat I ought to have left it in the shade?

Tom came out of the house wrapping a quart bottle in a towel, followed by Daisy and Jordan wearing small tight hats of metallic cloth and carrying light capes over their arms. “Shall we all go in my car?” suggested Gatsby. He felt the hot, green leather of the seat. “I ought to have left it in the shade.”

Why does Tom take charge of the accident investigation and tell them to sit with Wilson?

Now he wants to make sure that Wilson knows he was not the person who was driving the car that killed Myrtle. He wants to protect himself. “Listen,” said Tom, shaking him a little. “I just got here a minute ago, from New York.

How does Nick feel when he leaves the Buchanans?

This reflects their personality of, like Gatsby, belonging to affluent families and of old wealth that his been in the family for generations. When Nick leaves the Buchanan’s house, he is “confused and a little disgusted.” Why?

Where do the Buchanans live?

Daisy and Tom live in East Egg, which is much more exclusive and where the old money set live.

Who owns the yellow car in Great Gatsby?

Leonard acquired the car just in time for the starring role as The Gatsby Rolls. The Leonard’s maintained ownership of S304KP for the next 36 years. In 2009, The Gatsby Rolls was sold at auction from Leonard’s estate to John O’Quinn of Houston, Texas.

How does Daisy know Jay Gatsby?

Daisy Buchanan, born Daisy Fay, is from a wealthy family in Louisville, Kentucky. Popular and beautiful, she was courted by several officers during World War I. She met and fell in love with Jay Gatsby, an officer at the time, and promised to wait for him to return from the war.

Who has a voice full of money?

Daisy’s
When Gatsby responds that Daisy’s voice “is full of money,” Nick suddenly understands the source of its dangerous mystique. Daisy’s voice echoes with affluence. Its “inexhaustible charm” makes exciting promises, but as Nick learns, such promises cannot be kept.

Why is Nick confused and disgusted as he leaves the Buchanans house?

Nick is confused and disgusted since he began to see the reality of the delusion and corruption of ethics that they live in (the fact that Tom is openly cheating on his wife and how Jordan is acting like a little girl and gossiping).