Vocabulary
According to the Vocabulary, Epigram means
A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever or amusing way
Is the narrator and neighbor to Gatsby
Nick Carraway
Nick and Gatsby live here
West Egg
The American Dream
Nick was from
Minnesota
According to the Vocabulary, Tantalizing means
Torment or tease someone with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable
Is having an affair
Tom Buchanan
Rich people lived there
East Egg
Jay Gatsby's entry to wealth is "new money". He has contact with people who lived their whole lives wealthy "old money". But he can never truly be one of them, so those who come from wealthy continue to look down on Jay.
Society and class
Gatsby was from
North Dakota
According to the Vocabulary, Obstinate means
Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action
Married to a " great big brute of a man"
Daisy Buchanan
area in Queens between West Egg and Manhattan that has grey smoked chocked air
Valley of Ashes
Earlier in life Daisy and Jay dated but when it came to marriage Daisy chose someone in her own social class being Tom Buchanan. In the novel marriage is not portrayed positively for Tom cheats on Daisy. But for Tom, this doesn't seem to be enough as he has a Mistress, Myrtle who offers him something that is missing from his marriage.
Love and Marriage
Tom accused Gatsby of
Bootlegging
According to the Vocabulary, Rajah means
An Indian king, prince or chief
Rumored of being a German Spy and killing a man
Jay Gatsby
large blue eyes covered by yellow spectacles
T.J. Eckleburg Billboard
Tom's power over Daisy is why she continues to stay with him, even after he found out about Jay's feelings towards Daisy.
Power
Toms thoughts on Gatsby's death
he had it coming
According to the Vocabulary, Superfluous means
More than sufficient; excessive
Is married to a "blond anemic looking man"
Myrtle Wilson
small block of yellow bricks on the side of a wasteland
Wilson's garage
Nick and Gatsby are constantly troubled by time. The past haunts Gatsby and the future ways on Nick.
Past and future
Nick ended his relationship with Jordan because
she wasn't honest and only cared about herself