Question

Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Their house was even more elaborate than I expected, a cheerful red-and-white Georgian Colonial mansion, overlooking the bay. The lawn started at the beach and ran toward the front door for a quarter of a mile, jumping over sun-dials and brick walks and burning gardens—finally when it reached the house drifting up the side in bright vines as though from the momentum of its run. The front was broken by a line of French windows, glowing now with reflected gold and wide open to the warm windy afternoon, and Tom Buchanan in riding clothes was standing with his legs apart on the front porch. Based on this description of the Buchanans’ house, what inference can be made about many East Egg residents?

Answer 1

Taking into account this excerpt from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, it can be said that East Egg residents have money passed down from generation to generation, they belong to the real elite and their houses mirror this since they have a "colonial" style with an European touch ("French windows").  As I've said, this is the case because the people living there are born into money.   What is more, Tom wearing his riding clothes also says something as regards East Egg residents' lifestyle. Horseback riding is a really expensive sport which is usually related to the aristocracy.

Answer 2

Answer:

They hide their unattractive qualities beneath beautiful, light, and dreamy appearances.

Explanation:

On edge