Which of the following represents the fall of civilization to Tom in chapter seven of the great Gatsby?

A. "you've got to make your house into a pigsty ... to have any friends"

B. "The transition from libertine to prig was so complete"

C. "I never loved him"

D. "next they'll ... have intermarriage between black and white"

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Greta Bell

23 August, 20:52

Which of the following represents the fall of civilization to Tom in chapter seven of the great Gatsby?

A. "you've got to make your house into a pigsty ... to have any friends"

B. "The transition from libertine to prig was so complete"

C. "I never loved him"

D. "next they'll ... have intermarriage between black and white"

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Aaron Carson · Answer 1

D. "next they'll ... have intermarriage between black and white"

Explanation:

Tom is a wildly racial and prejudiced man. He is initially found reading an antisemitic tract and agreeing with Nazis, and this quote continues his bias. He sees the "fall of civilization" as intermarriage between races.