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From a literal standpoint: Nick is obsessed with Gatsby's story only because he retrospectively realizes it is a turning point in his life. The reel takes the line back up when a fish does or does not strike. In the novel, Jay Gatsby overcomes his poor past to gain an incredible amount of money and a limited amount of social cache in 1920s NYC, only to be rejected by the "old money" crowd. Need an answer.
In this case, the focus on the reel indicates that Marjorie should wind her line back in, because Nick is not going to take her bait.SparkNotes is brought to you by Barnes & Noble. Marjorie loves nights like these, fishing with Nick.
When Bill asks how he feels, Nick tells him to go away. She asks again what is wrong, and, after some prodding, he finally tells her that he is not having fun anymore. Nick lies there for a while. Our certified Educators are real professors, teachers, and scholars who use their academic expertise to tackle your toughest questions.
Why do you think this is? How do you think this phrase reflects on the events of the novel so far? What makes you feel at home somewhere? Even though he disapproves of Gatsby until the end, Nick still winds up taking his side. The mill and the complex that surrounded it lay abandoned. She summons him to eat their picnic, even though he says he does not feel like eating. Bill takes a sandwich and goes to inspect the fishing rods.The title of this story refers to two things: the end of Hortons Bay as a prosperous town and the end of Nick and Marjories relationship. The two pull the boat up on a shore and cut up the perch that they have caught for bait. Both endings are important because they signal the end of an old-fashioned way of doing things. Nick feels sympathetic toward Gatsby in part because of the relative depravity and despicableness of Tom and Daisy, and also because Gatsby has no other real friends. In The End of Something by Ernest Hemingway we have the theme of change, disillusion, commitment, independence and acceptance. They eat in silence. In "The end of something" How do you think nick feels at the end of the story? Hortons Bay had been a lumber town. As they awkwardly move toward the end of their relationship, fire glints off of the reels of the fishing poles.
He associates the Midwest with a sense of innocence, particularly his childhood:(The entire section contains 4 answers and 904 words.) When Bill asks how he feels, Nick tells him to go away.
People in these small towns then needed to find new, more modern ways of making a living. Do you think that Gatsby would agree with the phrase? The people he has encountered there, while sophisticated and lively, are also superficial and amoral. Then, they make a little conversation.
Nick tells him that she is and that there was no scene. Therefore, the mill closing is bringing Nick and Hortons Bay into a modern life. Further Reading:
The end of the relationship does a similar thing because in an earlier time, Nick and Marjorie might have gotten married younger or never considered leaving each other. Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select.Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Asked by Elena S #515181 on 4/1/2016 4:48 PM Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/1/2016 5:35 PM Answers 1 Add Yours. Further Reading: They go back out to set the lines.