Vocabulary
A woman who has an affair with a married man.
What is a mistress?
The idea of some money being just acquired and other money being generational
What is Old money vs New money?
The person responsible for Myrtle's death.
Who is Daisy?
The place where New Money resides.
What is West Egg?
This billboard was a symbol of God/higher entity.
What are the eyes of Dr. Eckleburg?
Generational wealth acquired over time
What is Old Money?
This defined Gatsby and Daisy's relationship in the novel.
What is recapturing the past?
Who is Wolfsheim?
The halfway point between East/West Egg and NYC.
What is the Valley of the Ashes?
The term of endearment used by Gatsby.
What is Old Sport?
To act with disbelief or surprise
What is incredulous?
The Valley of the Ashes are a sympton of this theme.
What is the death of the American Dream?
This is the original name of Jay Gatsby.
Who is James Gatz?
The location of Tom and Daisy's home.
What is East Egg?
The man who murdered Gatsby.
To appear disfigured or deformed.
What is grotesque?
Gatsby's desire to stare at the green light and continue to have parties in the hopes that Daisy would show up is an example of this.
What is love and obsession?
This character was introduced as "The Polo Player" at Gatsby's party.
Who is Tom?
The body of water that surrounds East/West Egg.
What is the Long Island Sound?
The color of the light emitted across the water.
What is green?
A time period when alcohol was illegal.
What is prohibition?
Having a large house, an apartment in the city, horses and unlimited alcohol is an example of this theme.
What is materialism?
"Her voice was full of money"
Who is Daisy?
The side of the water that the green light was omitted from.
What is East Egg?
The time of year the novel took place.
What is summer?