Vocabulary 6
Tastelessly showy, in manner or appearance.
What is gaudily?
Sensitive and thoughtful, reluctant to judge others; his personality allows people to confide in him.
Who is Nick Carraway?
Myrtle says of this husband, “I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn’t fit to lick my shoe.”
Who is George Wilson?
A gaudy imitation of a European mansion, covered in ivy; it imitates historic homes without possessing their tradition.
What is Gatsby's mansion?
The use of several conjunctions repeated in close proximity.
What is polysyndeton?
Distressed; troubled.
What is harrowed?
Nick describes him as having “an extraordinary gift for hope.”
Who is Gatsby?
Nick learned to consider other people's advantages before doing this.
What is criticizing others?
Grand and impressive, but largely unused and existing for show; it reinforces appearance versus reality.
What is Gatsby's library?
The orange-juice machine requires a butler to press its button two hundred times. The test identifies irony or this related quality in the description.
What is sarcasm?
A cliché; a triviality.
What is a commonplace?
Materialistic, petty, and shallow; enthralled by glamorous appearances but separated from reality.
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
“Somebody told me they thought he killed a man once…” is an example of this at Gatsby’s parties.
What is party gossip?
The ultimate American status symbol: a gaudy, obnoxious vehicle meant to display wealth and success.
What is Gatsby's car?
The late afternoon sky is compared to blue honey from this sea.
What is the Mediterranean?
Unyielding; inflexible.
What is obstinate?
Incurably dishonest; leaves a borrowed car in the rain with the top down and does not care whom she hurts.
Who is Jordan Baker?
Nick says, “I had heard some story of her too, a critical, unpleasant story…” This foreshadows questionable aspects of this character.
Who is Jordan Baker?
New York cars fill the drive; gaudy colors, cocktails, chatter, and casual introductions fill this gathering.
What is Gatsby's party?
November 11, 1918: Germany requested a cease-fire after four years of war.
What is the Armistice?
Trace; fragment.
What is vestige?
Gatsby finds this unique, warm, musical, and almost magical, sustaining his romantic idealization.
What is Daisy's voice?
All events and characters pass through this narrator's consciousness and memory, giving an inside and outside perspective.
Who is Nick Carraway?
They suggest that although Tom acts without moral accountability, his actions are not unseen.
What are Doctor Eckleburg's eyes?
Daisy’s “murmur,” Miss Baker’s fluttering lips, and her exaggerated remark about lying on the sofa suggest a lack of this.
What are depth and substance?