Characters
Mysterious and wealthy neighbor of Nick's
Jay Gatsby
Who is the author?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Define symbolism
When something stands for or represents something larger than itself
Define theme
A through-line or common subject that is being discussed through the story
A line of reasoning that undermines logic
Drove the car that killed Myrtle
Daisy
What is the setting (time AND place) of the book?
1920s & Long Island, New York
What does the green light represent?
Gatsby's hope for his love with Daisy
Daisy and Gatsby
Nick and Jordan
Tom and Myrtle
Explain the "bandwagon" fallacy
"Everyone else is doing this, so it must be right"
"I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known."
Nick Carraway
Who dies at the end of Chapter 8?
George Wilson shoots Gatsby and then himself
What do Gatsby's parties represent?
Wealth and debauchery
Excess
Depravity of humankind
Explain the theme of corruption
Meyer Wolfsheim
White card at cop stop
Parties and drinking
Daisy killing Myrtle and not caring
Everyone cheating on everyone
Explain the "false dilemma" fallacy
Oversimplifying the solution / only presenting two sides when there are likely many
Fixed the 1919 World Series
Meyer Wolfsheim
What are three major events that happen in Chapter 7?
Go to the city to escape the heat
George and Myrtle are going to move
Gatsby tells Tom about Daisy and his affair
Daisy drives Gatsby's car and hits Myrtle
Other answers
What does the rain represent?
Gatsby's mood
Hope for Gatsby and Daisy
Doom for Gatsby and Daisy
Explain the theme of reality vs illusion
Gatsby presents a thousand different stories about his life - all lies
Gatsby presents as kind and caring but is actually manipulative and selfish and controlling
Nick acts as an honest man but is not a good friend
Attacking someone's character or appearance
Subject of the portrait in Gatsby's mansion
Dan Cody
List and describe the three major places that people live
West Egg - New Money
East Egg - Old Money
Valley of Ashes - Poor
List and explain three symbols that aren't "green light", "Gatsby's parties", or "rain"
Answers vary
List and explain three themes that aren't "love", "corruption", or "reality vs illusion"
Answers vary
List three fallacies that aren't "bandwagon", "false dilemma", or "ad hominem".
Appeal to emotions, scare tactic, appeal to false authority, post hoc / false causality, red herring, traditional wisdom, hasty generalization, strawman, innuendo, non sequitur, equivocation, slippery slope