Vocab
This is an example of:
"Brevity is the soul of wit." — William Shakespeare (from Hamlet)
What is an epigram--a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
Jordan believes that Gatsby's claims that he attended Oxford are part of his _______________ .
What is affectation.
Fitzgerald describes the working class men as disappearing into this, illustrating how they are forgotten/invisible.
What is ashes.
Nick admires Gatsby because...
What is he has infinite hope.
The MACRO setting of The Great Gatsby...
Where is 1920's America, The Jazz Age, etc.
Myrtle tries hard to be seen as urbane & sophisticated, not _____________ , even though she is part of the working class.
What is provincial.
Gatsby is such an _____________ figure that Nick does not realize he is talking to him at the party.
What is elusive.
Nick's red & gold finance books:
What is: The pursuit of wealth/The American Dream; the corruption of Wall St./the American class system.
Jordan's eyes are this color, indicating this...
What is grey; indicating her untrustworthiness.
This symbol exemplifies the Marxist Lens the most.
What is The Valley of the Ashes
It is _________ that both Nick and Gatsby are veterans of the First World War.
What is laudable.
After the ______________ of World War I, people just wanted to party & have fun, and forget the trauma of the conflict.
What is tumult.
The dog Tom buys Myrtle:
What is - how the wealthy buy things & treat them recklessly; how the wealthy have little regard for anyone other than themselves (& their rich friends/family).
This quote suggests what about which character:
"(Blank) would drift on forever seeking, a little wistfully, fort the dramatic turbulence of some irrecoverable football game" (Fitzgerald 6).
Who is Tom; he peaked in college.
What is Prohibition and/or bootlegging.
What is ingratiate.
After Daisy pours her heart out to Nick, she smirks. This reveals her __________ intentions/feelings; indirect, unclear, and ever-changing.
What is nebulous.
What is the light at the end of Daisy & Tom's dock; it could represent: The American Dream, lost love, nostalgia, the desire to recreate the past, the pursuit of the unattainable, etc.
Meyer Wolfsheim has these red flags.
What is: He is accused of fixing the 1919 World Series, he wears cufflinks made of human teeth, we can infer he is a bootlegger like Gatsby
Fitzgerald's luck changed with the publication of this novel, which led to wealth & Zelda marrying him.
What is This Side of Paradise.
Daisy lets out an _____________ when Nick arrives at her home in Chapter 1.
What is exultation.
Tom's insistence that others do what he says reveals his __________ character.
What is supercilious.
Meyer Wolfsheim's cufflinks are made of this & may represent this:
What is: human molars; the violent lengths immigrants have to go to to achieve the American Dream, & the corruption of it; the mob, corruption, bootlegging, etc.
This character narrates the story, and says this about himself; h/w, it can be seen as ironic, as he frequently does the exact opposite.
Who is Nick Carraway; what is reserving judgements of other people. He often judges people throughout the text (Jordan, Daisy, Gatsby, Tom, etc.)
Analyzing Jay Gatsby through the psychological lens reveals...