Question

review the passage. the paradox is shown in bold. i would have accepted without question the information that gatsby sprang from the swamps of louisiana or from the lower east side of new york. that was comprehensible. but young men didnt—at least in my provincial inexperience i believed they didnt—drift coolly out of nowhere and buy a palace on long island sound. \anyhow, he gives large parties,\ said jordan, changing the subject with an urban distaste for the concrete. \and i like large parties. theyre so intimate. at small parties there isnt any privacy.\ there was the boom of a bass drum, and the voice of the orchestra leader rang out suddenly above the echolalia of the garden. from f. scott fitzgerald, the great gatsby. copyright 1925 by charles scribners sons what is the effect of the paradox on the passages meaning or tone? it helps the reader understand why gatsby gives large parties. it implies that jordan actually prefers small parties over large ones. it implies that it is easier to have close personal interactions at large parties.

Explanation:

The paradox "And I like large parties. They're so intimate. At small parties there isn't any privacy" challenges the common - sense idea that small gatherings are more intimate. It implies that in large parties, with so many people around, one can blend in and have a sense of privacy and intimacy in a different way. It implies that it is easier to have close personal interactions at large parties as one can be anonymous yet part of the crowd.

Answer:

It implies that it is easier to have close personal interactions at large parties.