Characters
The protagonist and titular character of the novel.
Who is Jay Gatsby?
A style of writing where the thoughts and emotions of a narrator or character are written out such that a reader can track the fluid mental state of these characters.
What is stream of consciousness?
This city is the capital of Spain.
What is Madrid?
The character who says the line, "He smiled understandingly — much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it".
Who is Nick Carraway?
The technique used in the lyric:
"I came in like a wrecking ball".
What is a simile?
The narrator and perspective of whom the story is told.
Who is Nick Carraway?
A place where a story can move into after a character engages in an ordinary, mundane activity, to be transported into an other worldly or almost spiritual place.
What is the transcendental?
An American singer and actor known for hits such as 'Suspicious Minds', 'Love Me Tender', and 'Jailhouse Rock'.
Who is Elvis Presley?
The character who says the line, “I hope she’ll be a fool. That’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
The technique that is used in the lyric:
"Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road".
What is a metaphor?
A professional golfer who is the friend of Daisy Buchanan and love interest of the narrator.
Who is Jordan Baker?
An idea explored where the needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many, or societal values are pushed aside for selfish greed.
What is individualism?
The middle name of Marshall Mathers III aka Eminem.
What is Bruce?
The character who says the line, "Can’t repeat the past?… Why of course you can!"
Who is Jay Gatsby?
The technique used in the lyric:
"I’m never gonna dance again, guilty feet have got no rhythm. Though it’s easy to pretend. I know you’re not a fool."
What is personification?
The owner of the gas station in the Valley of Ashes and husband to Myrtle. He shoots and kills the protagonist in chapter 8 of the novel.
Who is George Wilson?
This type of narration restricts the reader to a 'single window' view of events and presents characters, ideas, and moments with bias.
What is first person limited narration?
A chemical element with symbol Hg and atomic number 80.
What is Mercury?
The character who says the line, "This fellow has worked out the whole thing. It’s up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things.”
Who is Tom Buchanan?
The technique used in the lyric:
“We only said goodbye with words. I died a hundred times. You go back to her and I go back to black".
What is hyperbole?
The elderly man who is in a photgraph hung above the protagonist's desk and who he refers to as "my best friend years ago".
Who is Dan Cody?
These THREE symbols represent the key modernist themes of unattainable hope, the judgement of God, moral decay and cost of the American Dream.
What is the green light, the billboard of the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg, and the valley of ashes?
The name of the biologist who proposed concept of evolution in his book 'On the Origin of Species'.
Who is Charles Darwin?
The character who says the line, “I hate careless people. That’s why I like you.”
Who is Jordan Baker?
The technique used in the lyric:
“Yeah, yeah, I’ma up at Brooklyn, now I’m down in Tribeca.Right next to De Niro, but I’ll be hood forever”
What is juxtaposition?