Even when the East excited me most, even when I was
most keenly aware of its superiority to the bored,
sprawling, swollen towns beyond the Ohio, with their
interminable inquisitions which spared only the children
and the very old-even then it had always for me a quality
of distortion.
Which statement most accurately analyzes the aesthetic impact of the
excerpt?
O
A. By summing up the novel's theme of the emptiness of the
American Dream, the author leaves the reader feeling Nick's sense
of disappointment
O
B. By reinforcing the objectivity that Nick had in the opening pages of
the novel, the author leaves the reader feeling satisfied with the
novel's conclusion.
O
C. By contrasting the East's liberalism with the Midwest's social
conservatism, the author comments further on the theme of the
shallowness of the wealthy.
O
D. By showing Nick's detachment from the society of East Egg and
West Egg, the author leaves the reader feeling hopeful that he will
return home to Ohio.