Vocabulary
A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever or amusing way
Epigram
Narrator of the story and neighbor to Jay Gatsby
Nick Carraway
Gatsby's house location
West Egg
One of the major themes in The Great Gatsby also something we learned about before reading it.
The American Dream
What does West Egg symbolize?
new money/ caring attitude (good people)
Lacking power; weak
Anemic
Has a love interest with Daisy and wants to arrange a tea to see her again
Jay Gatsby
Location of the Buchanan's home where the "old rich people" live
East Egg
Nick calls the man in Gatsby's library who later turns up at Gatsby's funeral Owl Eyes, and in the car accident in chapter 3 Owl Eyes is "blinded by the glare of the headlights"
This is imagery also shows how confused he is.
old money/uncaring attitude
A current moving in the opposite direction of the main current.
Eddies
Beginning to date Nick Carraway
Jordan Baker
In between New York City and the West Egg
Describes most characters who live in the East and West Egg.
Society and Class Theme
What does the Valley of Ashes represent?
(coal from trains) the poor/lower class
Something just deserves; taking revenge or correcting a wrong
Retribution
Went to college with Nick Carraway
Tom Buchannan
In the middle of the west egg and east egg. It also represents the distance from Gatsby and Daisy
Long Island Sound
Tom, Daisy, and Gatsby Theme
Love and Marriage Theme
honest to: his father's advice and to his feelings about Tom and Daisy
An expression of good wises; a prayer asking for God's blessing, usually at the end of a service.
Benediction
Owns a gas station and machine shop in The Valley of Ashes
George Wilson
Where does Daisy tell Tom that she never loved him
New York
Grand and lavish mansion that symbolizes their lifestyle also main character.
Gatsby's Mansion
What does Gatsby represent?
He doesn't fit in to society. He also can't dress appropriate for high class he also cares a lot about other people. He represents that not everyone has to become some a different person for their money.