Vocabulary | Symbolism | What happened? | Who is Who? | Getting to know you |
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-object of a difficult quest
Define Grail
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White= innocence, cleanliness, purity
Gold= rich Red= love, anger, powerful
What would the colors white, gold, and red symbolize?
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Myrtle (hit by a car), Gatsby (shot by Wilson), and Wilson (shot himself)
Who were the three characters that died?
And How? |
-2nd cousin, once removed
Who is Daisy to Nick
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Money
What is Daisy's voice full of?
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-inconsiderable
Define tactless.
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Gatsby's dream and his longing for Daisy.
What does the green light represent?
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Daisy
Who was said to be driving the car that hit Myrtle?
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Dan Cody was the man Gatsby met when he was 17, Cody had a yacht which Gatsby worked on.
How does Gatsby know Dan Cody?
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She is in the lower class
What is ironic about Myrtle's negative attitude towards lower class?
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inflated in language, bombastic
-Define Turgid
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Gatsby's Death
The black wreath on the door of Gatsby's house put there by the previous owners foreshadows what?
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A beautiful little fool.
What does Daisy hope her daughter is?
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James Gatz
extra: "gat" is actually short for pistol
What is Gatsby's real name?
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Weaker, he is slowly realizing his dreams are falling apart.
Does Gatsby grow weaker or stronger throughout the story? Why?
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-forsaken, pitiable
Define Forlorn
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The good lord jesus
What do J.T. Eckleburg and the picture of Myrtle's mom represent?
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She believed the driver was Tom.
Why did Myrtle run out in front of the yellow car?
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Mikalis
Who was the other witness to Myrtle's death?
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It portrays the social declaim of the era and its moral values.
How does the Great Gatsby symbolize the dramatic incline of the American dream?
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ready to talk or impart information
-Define communicative
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Fitzgerald's personal life.
What does the Great Gatsby in whole symbolize?
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-Mint jelupe
What drink was everyone supposed to be drinking the hotel room?
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Pammy
What is the name of Tom and Daisy's daughter?
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He says "Of course you can"
How does Gatsby respond when Nick tells him "you can't repeat the past?"
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