Indirect Characterization
The fact that Nick lives in a “weather-beaten cardboard bungalow at eight a month” (3), tells us that Nick is not what?
Materialistic/Concerned with money or wealth
" Gatsby turned out all right in the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men (2)"
Nick Caraway
Which location does "old money" live in?
East Egg
A concrete object that represents and abstract idea or feeling.
Dramatic Irony
Name two signs that Tom is abusive?
Myrtle's bruises, Daisy's bruises, Myrtle's broken nose.
Who says " Daisy! Daisy! Daisy! I'll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai----"
Myrtle Wilson/Mrs. Wilson
Which location does "new money" live in?
West Egg
Which concrete object represents Jay Gatsby's dream life with Daisy?
The Green Light
Recurring symbols within a story become a _____.
Motif
What is one sign that Daisy is unhappy?
She cries when she finds out she has a girl.
She says the best thing a girl can be is a pretty fool.
She's an alcoholic.
She and Tom argue when he takes a phone call during dinner.
Who says "[The books are] real...Absolutely real — have pages and everything. I thought they’d be a nice durable cardboard. Matter of fact, they’re absolutely real. Pages and — Here! Lemme show you.”
Owl-Eyed Man
Which location is run-down, dreary, dirty and gray?
Valley of Ashes
Which concrete object represents the eyes of God?
T.J. Eckelberg billboard
Nick's comment, "So we drove toward death through the cooling night," is an example of what literary device?
Foreshadowing.
The following reveals what about Daisy and Tom's relationship? “She was less than an hour old and Tom was God knows where. I woke up out of the ether with an utterly abandoned feeling..."
He doesn't respect her.
They're unhappy.
He's dishonest.
He's untrustworthy.
(I may accept other answers)
Who says, "I am careful…Well, other people are,” she said lightly…They’ll keep out of my way,” she insisted. “It takes two to make an accident.”
Jordan Baker
At which location does Tom break Myrtle's nose?
The Plaza Hotel or the apartment
Jay Gatsby's use of deception to reach his dream and ultimately failing, best symbolises what?
Money doesn't buy happiness.
Cheaters never win.
Other answers may also be accepted.
What major event occurs in the story's falling action?
Myrtle is hit and killed as a direct result of the climactic argument between Daisy and Tom.
What action before Daisy's wedding reveals that she really doesn't want to marry Tom?
Gets drunk and throws the pearls into the trash, wants to call off the wedding.
Who says, "I’ll tell you God’s truth. I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West — all dead now. I was brought up in America but educated at Oxford, because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years. It is a family tradition.”
Jay Gatsby
Where does Daisy kill Myrtle?
On the road
What is symbolic about Daisy throwing away the string of pearls given to her by Tom?
She's disposing of their relationship/her feelings for him.
Why is the setting significant for the book? Name the general setting (time and place), and the significance.
1922, Prohibition (How Gatsby gets his money), division of East Egg, West Egg and Valley of Ashes