Do It For The Plot
T/F: Nick is specially invited to Gatsby's party.
TRUE
This is the cousin of the novel's narrator
Daisy Buchanan
Describe the Valley of Ashes in ONE WORD.
poor, industrial, run-down, etc.
This is ONE character who knows about Tom's affair BEFORE Ch. 2.
Jordan, Daisy... supposedly "everyone"
This is why Daisy tells Nick she's "cynical about everything" and that "everything is terrible anyhow."
She's unhappy with her marriage, sad about her daughter's future, etc.
This character claims not to outwardly judge anyone.
Nick
"Great Gatsby" is an example of this lit device.
Alliteration
This is ONE rumor floating around about Gatsby in the first 3 chapters
killed a man, Oxford, Kaiser Wilhelm, German Spy, mysterious calls
Owl Eyes is fascinated by THIS inside Gatsby's house.
Gatsby's books and the fact that they are real.
This character holds some questionable beliefs about race (and marriage....)
Tom
The students were talking incessantly.
without stopping, constantly
This is the reason Gatsby is called away by a butler during his party.
he receives calls from "Chicago" and "Philadelphia"
This is the difference between East Egg and West Egg.
East = old money; West = new money
When meeting this character, the narrator swears he's seen her face somewhere before, but can't immediately pinpoint it.
Jordan
Mrs. Smagz & Mr. Meyer had a discreet conversation by the door before class started.
quiet, private, not flashy
In Ch 1, Daisy shows everyone a bruise on her hand. Where did she get it?
Tom, her hulking husband
This is how Nick describes the way Gatsby talks.
overly formal, elaborate, to the point of being funny/absurd
This is the only character in the novel that is not a character, but actually an inanimate object
Dr. TJ Eckleburg
Gatsby's smile is said to "understand" you, "believe in you," and "reassure" you. What lit device is this?
Personification
At the end of Ch 3, Nick describes Jordan in this way
"incurably dishonest"