Questions

1. The Valley of Ashes was described as a piece of land that was very desolated. It was a place where ashes were "dumped". The Valley symbolized a list of hope of the people who lived around it. It also was a meeting point for the city and suburbs. TJ Eckleberg was the eye doctor.

2. Wilson is a very deceptive person. He is a mechanic who is oblivious to everything going on around him. He doesn't know that his wife is going to the city to be with tom. Nick doesn't like the fact that Tom has a married mistress. Tom is very rude to Wilson. I agree with Nick about the "couple" but then again Nick really can't have a say because he isn't in the relationship.

3. As far as the dogs significance in the story, she is used to symbolize Toms abbrupt behavior. The dog is used to explain how Tom and Myrtles relationship is.

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5. Chapter 2 was used as a way to explain how these relationships came about and also the real story behind Myrtle going to visit her sister.