Gatsby Themes
This is the mysterious symbol that stands for Gatsby's hope and love for Daisy.
A famous golfer who cheats. She is Nick’s love interest but marries someone else after Gatsby’s death.
Jordan Baker
Edgar Allan Poe
Who is Shlomo?
Eliezer's father
This is the name of the town that Eliezer grew up in.
Sighet
It represents the moral and social decay that results from the uninhibited pursuit of wealth, as the rich indulge themselves with regard for nothing but their own pleasure. It represents the plight of the poor
The Valley of Ashes
Gatsby’s friend, a prominent figure in organized crime.
Meyer Wolfsheim
Explaining why you mentioned the example or transition.
What does Elie pray to God that he will never do?
Abandon his father
Upon his return to Sighet, what does Moshe the Beadle attempt to do?
Warn the others about what happened to him
Explain the difference between East and West Egg.
West - New Rich, spend money on a whim
East- Old Rich, aristocratic
This is the name of Tom’s mistress
Myrtle Wilson
What is the "E" in a SEXY paragraph?
Evidence/Example
On the train to Auschwitz, what does Madam Schächter have visions of?
Burning pits and fire
These are the Jewish prisoners who have more rights and can beat other prisoners.
Kapos
This is the symbol of God throughout the book.
Dr. T. J. Eckleburg
The full name of the man who kills Gatsby.
George Wilson
This movement begins in the mid-nineteenth-century in France and Russia and extends to other parts of the world. It attempts to represent familiar things as they are.
Realism
Why is the hanging of the pipel so emotional for the prisoners?
He looks like an angel and it creates doubt about their faith
What is Elie’s “inheritance” from his father?
a spoon and knife
Below is a description of one of the themes in your study guide. Which is it?
What the old aristocracy possesses in taste, however, it seems to lack in heart, as the East Eggers prove themselves careless, inconsiderate bullies who are so used to money’s ability to ease their minds that they never worry about hurting others. The Buchanans exemplify this stereotype when, at the end of the novel, they simply move to a new house far away rather than condescend to attend Gatsby’s funeral. Gatsby, on the other hand, whose recent wealth derives from criminal activity, has a sincere and loyal heart, remaining outside Daisy’s window until four in the morning in Chapter 7 simply to make sure that Tom does not hurt her. Ironically, Gatsby’s good qualities (loyalty and love) lead to his death, as he takes the blame for killing Myrtle rather than letting Daisy be punished, and the Buchanans’ bad qualities (fickleness and selfishness) allow them to remove themselves from the tragedy not only physically but psychologically.
Hollowness of the upper class
This is the name of Gatsby’s father
Henry Gatz
This is the literary subgenre that reflects the popular fascination with the irrational, the demonic, and the grotesque.
Dark Romanticism
What is ironic about the choice Eliezer and his father make concerning staying in the hospital or evacuating with the others in the unit?
Because had they stayed in the camp they would have been liberated by the Russians, but instead, in their efforts to stay alive, they must endure such severe hardship that Eliezer’s father dies.
This is where Eliezer's father died.
Buchenwald