Gatsby tells Nick how Myrtle was run over. "It all happened in a minute, but it seemed to me that she wanted to speak with us, thought we were somebody she knew" (145). Why would Myrtle want to talk to them? Did she know who Daisy was? Did Daisy know who she was? Keep in mind that Nick, Tom, and Jordan had stopped by the garage earlier that day driving the same yellow car.

Answer and Explanation:

These questions are about the famous novel "The Great Gatsby", by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Nick is the narrator, cousin to Daisy. Daisy is married to Tom, who has a lover, Myrtle. Gatsby, the main character, is Daisy's lover. The questions concern the tragedies that end the story. Driving back from New York, Daisy ends up running over her husband's lover.

Why would Myrtle want to talk to them?

Myrtle was run over because she ran into the road. When she saw the car, she thought Tom would be the one driving it. She had seen him earlier that day, driving that very same yellow car, when he had stopped by Myrtle's husband's garage. The most probable reason for her to want to talk to Tom was the fact that her husband had figured out she was having an affair, and he wanted to force her to move away with him. Myrtle was probably trying to ask Tom for help, but was killed by Daisy accidentally.

Did she know who Daisy was? Did Daisy know who she was?

Myrtle did know who Daisy was. Maybe she had never seen Daisy in person, but she knew of her existence, her name, etc. On the other hand, Daisy knew Tom had a lover, but she did not know the woman's name, or where she lived. Daisy did not run over Myrtle on purpose. She was agitated after a confrontation between Tom and Gatsby, and she was driving too fast to stop. Myrtle's death was an irony of fate, not intentional on Daisy's part.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)