My literature class is reading The Great Gatsby. We are defining various quotes from the book.
This is my quote; It is in chapter 9.
When the phone rang that afternoon and Long Distance said Chicago was calling, I thought this would be Daisy at last. But the connection came through and it was a man's voice, very thin and far away.
"This is Slagle speaking..."
"Yes?" The name was unfamiliar.
"Hell of a note, isn't it? Get my wire?"
"There haven't been any wires."
"Young Parke's in trouble," he said " They picked him up when he handed the bonds over the counter. They got a circular from New York giving em the numbers just five minutes before. What d'you know about that, hey? You never can tell in these hick towns..."
That is my quote. I need to know what the significance of that is to the story.
If anyone can help that would be great! Thanks in advance! (:|||The significance is that Gatsby makes money illegally. His (and the big theme of the novel) American dream has been corrupted.
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