Nick's description of Myrtle's death draws attention to her

• A. Arms
• B. Breast
• C. Hands
• D. Eyes

Answer: (B)

This question tests how a narrator’s physical imagery shapes mood and deeper commentary. In Nick’s account of Myrtle’s death, Fitzgerald foregrounds a sexualized image of her chest, drawing attention to her breasts. This choice of detail does more than describe the body; it signals how Myrtle is perceived within this world—as an object of male desire and social spectacle—rather than as a fully realized person. The focus heightens the brutality of the moment by pairing sudden violence with a reminder of commodified femininity, underscoring themes of desire, class, and moral vacuity in the story. Other body parts—hands, arms, or eyes—could shift emphasis to action, touch, or perception, but they wouldn’t carry the same charged comment on sexuality and social objectification that the breast imagery provides.