Vocab
Cower
Crouch down in fear.
What does the green light represent?
Gatsby associates it with Daisy; Nick compares it to how America looks to early settlers.
Who's the narrator?
Nick Carraway
Name 1 underlying theme for the Great Gatsby
Wealth, social class, love/romance, idealism
In the book, where are the parties held at?
Mr. Gatzby's house
Incoherent
(of a spoken or written language) expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear
What do Gatsby's clothes represent?
They represent that Gatsby isn't afraid to show off his wealth in order to impress someone (namely Daisy).
He wore cufflinks made of human molars
Meyer Wolfsheim
Why does Gatsby hold the parties?
He holds the parties in the hopes that he will attract Daisy to one of them.
Without looking at your books, who wrote The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Elusive
Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
What does heat (weather wise) in chapter seven represent?
The author puts in physical heat, emphasizing it by making it extremely hot during the day to show that the tensions in the story are rising.
What two times do we see the "owl-eyed man"?
We see him at one of Gatsby's parties and at the funeral.
What did Daisy and Tom do following the accident when they were at home?
They were eating dinner and reconciling their differences on what had happened at the suit that night.
Who is the actual driver that drove Gatsby's car and killed Myrtle on the way back from the suite?
Daisy- She is an inexperienced driver and Myrtle jumped out unexpectedly
Sporadic
Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated
What is the significance of the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg?
The eyes represent the eyes of God to George Wilson (during his sequence of going crazy).
To Nick, they represent the looking over of the things of the past (they overlook the valley of ashes)
What was Mr. Gatsby's first and last name the he was given at birth until he changed it?
James Gatz, at 17 he became Jay Gatsby
How did Gatsby actually earn his wealth?
He started off as a penniless man and earned his wealth by owning a chain of drugstores and bootlegging through these drugstores in grain alcohol under the counter.
What two reasons keep Nick from falling in love with Jordan?
She is not honest and he had a previous girlfriend in Minnesota that he still has feelings for.
Elocution
The skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation.
What do the cars of this story represent in society?
The flashy cars of the story represent how wealth is the center of attention for everyone, and that the more you have, the more status you have. It also represents the carelessness and the ignorance of the rich when the drunk man wrecks his car after Gatsby's party.
Who is Catherine?
She is Myrtle's sister
What is the major focus of the conclusion that Nick provides towards the end of the story regarding the upper class?
The hollowness/shallowness of the upper class. They are mean, greedy, self-centered.
Why does Fitzgerald insert a wedding into the texture of this scene in the hotel room?
It is a reminder that Tom and Daisy are married regardless of the feelings in the room, which is specifically a reminder to Gatsby (that he seems to ignore).