Read the following excerpt from the great gatsby: "anyhow, he gives large parties," said jordan, changing the subject with an urban distaste for the concrete. "and i like large parties. they're so intimate. at small parties there isn't any privacy."which literary device does this passage best exemplify? a. understatement b. paradox c. sarcasm d. hyperbole

Which statement best describes the way this interaction affects the plot? nora and doctor rank have to find a way to hide their love for each other from helmer. doctor rank's admission of love prolongs the suspense because now nora cannot ask him for . nora and doctor rank have to keep the extent of his illness a secret from helmer later. now that doctor rank has expressed his love for nora, he can no longer come to the house.