Notice that Nick mentions the butler's nose in a later
chapter when Daisy comes to his house. Daisy doesn't have any idea what he is talking
about, so Nick changes the subject. This shows that Daisy just makes random things up,
like a child, but they mean nothing to her. Nevermind that it is gossip about another
human being. Everything Daisy does is for her own entertainment or in order to avoid
reality, and the consequences don't register.
Also, their
is a nose motif here. In chapter two, the face of Dr. TJE on the billboard is described
as having a "non-existent nose."
There is also a focus on
Meyer Wolfsheim's nose, as well, and this is probably a play on the Jewish
stereotype.
All of this makes me think that noses have
something to do with money...Having a big one means you can sniff out a buck, and not
having one means you are bankrupt.
This isn't a fully
fleshed out idea yet, though, so don't quote me on it.
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