Social Class
Prestige is associated with this Egg?
East Egg
The Midwest is associated with what?
Moral certainty
This tension captures the struggle of being caught between ______ and ________
possibility and impossibility.
Where do Dr. T.J Eckleburg's eyes watch?
The valley of ashes
True or False: Gatsby achieves his dream
False
What kind of names come from the West Egg?
Foreign names
Who is the only person Nick truly respects?
Gatsby
Gatsby viewed Daisy as alot more ____ than she is
Pure
Define the jazz age
defined by an "ethic of self-indulgence" and a radical focus on the self.
Gatsby has capacity to what?
Wonder
What colors are East Egger's associated with?
Whites, golds
Western states are ...?
Unglamorous yet reliable
What symbolizes Gatsby's longing of Daisy?
The Green Light
Who was Claude Le Fustec?
a scholar who viewed the novel as ‘‘veiled allegory’ of the conflict between materialism and romanticis.
The Great Gatsby makes readers think what is possible?
The American Dream
What professions are the West Eggers likely to occupy?
Theatre, filmmakers, senators, soldiers
Eastern states are?
Glamorous yet chaotic
Nick longs for what version of the Midwest?
The version of it from his young adulthood
What do the eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleburg represent?
the moral center of the country/ God's eyes
What is a simple definition of the American Dream?
freedom to create any kind of life, and be anyone you want, in the United States
Who is often associated with more violence?
West Egg
What is metonymy?
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the turf for horse racing.
All of these experiences of longing is an effort to recover what?
Something that is irrecoverable
Define moral hypocrisy
characters believe they are good people despite their actions contradicting this belief.
What kind of sailors does Gatsby's wonder reflect?
Dutch