Why does Nick say that listening to Gatsby "was like skimming hastily through a
dozen magazines"? He is telling Nick his life story. He went on and on and was …

that Gatsby bought a house so that Daisy would be across the bay and that … say
that listening to Gatsby "was like skimming hastily through a dozen magazines".

Nick became fascinated with Gatsby's stories as Gatsby carefully leads Nick
through his paraphernalia of his past. Gatsby's past looks like …

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… to this version 'was like skimming hastily through a dozen magazines' (p.

Through Nick's words here, readers are already exposed to his bias towards Tom
… in fascination now; it was like skimming hastily through a dozen magazines.

My incredulity was submerged in fascination now; it was like skimming hastily
through a dozen magazines.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby. Read
more …

Why does Nick say listening to Gatsby “was like skimming hastily through a
dozen magazines”? Gatsby's past look like an exotic magazine cover 2. Gatsby
asks …

My incredulity had turned to fascination now; it was like skimming hastily through
a dozen magazines. He reached in his pocket and a piece of metal, slung on a …

Why does Nick say that listening to him “ was like skimming hastily through a
dozen magazines ”? Nick's conversation with Gatsby covers a number of topics, …

… was like skimming hastily through a dozen magazines.” Clearly, Gatsby has
arranged the confessional moment. He had with him his medal for military service
, …

4 Fitzgerald's text works through the ambivalence that Abbas notes in the … in
fascination now; it was like skimming hastily through a dozen magazines" (71).

Gatsby mentions many subjects and touches on them only briefly.

My incredulity was submerged in fascination now; it was like skimming hastily
through a dozen magazines. He reached in his pocket, and a piece of metal,
slung …

This quality was continually breaking through his punctilious manner in the
shape … in fascination now; it was like skimming hastily through a dozen
magazines

it was like skimming hastily through a dozen magazines." Gatsby, then, is
probably a liar, at least about some things. And when he and Nick meet with
Wolfsheim …

Why does Nick say that listening to Gatsby “was like hastily skimming through a
dozen magazines”? What changes Nick's mind about the truthfulness of Gatsby's
 …

that listening to Gatbsy is 'like skimming hastily through a dozen magazines' (
Fitzgerald 1990: 54), while Daisy Buchanan tells Gatsby he resembles 'the …

My incredulity was submerged in fascination now; it was like skimming hastily
through a dozen magazines. He reached in his pocket, and a piece of metal,
slung …

Why does Nick say that listening to Gatsby “was like hastily skimming through a
dozen magazines”? What changes Nick's mind about the truthfulness of Gatsby's
 …

Oct 20, 2015 … Quote #1 "My incredulity was submerged in fascination now; it was like skimming
hastily through a dozen magazines" – page 66. This goes to …