Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby . I lived at West Egg, the—well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. The phrase, “I lived at West Egg, the—well, the less fashionable of the two” reveals
Answer
A
the narrator’s deep desire to fit in and be friends with the fashionable crowd.
B
the narrator’s awareness of social judgments and their central role in the novel.
C
the narrator’s insecurities as he befriends a new group of individuals.
D
the narrator’s upper-middle-class, socioeconomic standing.
Explanation
The narrator calls West Egg “the less fashionable” of the two areas, showing that he recognizes the social ranking attached to where people live. His qualification that this is a “superficial tag” also suggests that social judgments and status are important ideas in the novel, even if they do not tell the whole story. The passage does not specifically show that he wants to join the fashionable crowd or feels insecure.
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