Question

literary analysis: cite evidence
it was seven oclock when we got into the coupé with him and started for long island. tom talked incessantly, exulting and laughing, but his voice was as remote from jordan and me as the foreign clamour on the sidewalk or the tumult of the elevated overhead. human sympathy has its limits, and we were content to let all their tragic arguments fade with the city lights behind. thirty - the promise of a decade of loneliness, a thinning list of single men to know, a thinning briefcase of enthusiasm, thinning hair. but there was jordan beside me, who, unlike daisy, was too wise ever to carry well - forgotten dreams from age to age. as we passed over the dark bridge her wan face fell lazily against my coat’s shoulder and the formidable stroke of thirty died away with the reassuring pressure of her hand. so we drove on toward death through the cooling twilight.
which claim does this textual evidence from the great gatsby support?
nick has a jaded point of view towards life now that he has turned 30.
there is a sense of optimism about the future.
jordan wants to end her relationship with nick

Explanation:

The text mentions "Thirty - the promise of a decade of loneliness, a thinning list of single men to know, a thinning briefcase of enthusiasm, thinning hair", which shows Nick's negative and disillusioned view of life at 30. The other options are not supported. There is no indication of optimism about the future (the text has a rather somber tone with phrases like "drove on toward death through the cooling twilight"). And there is no evidence that Jordan wants to end her relationship with Nick; instead, her physical closeness (her face against Nick's coat's shoulder) suggests a level of comfort.

Answer:

Nick has a jaded point of view towards life now that he has turned 30.