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Gatsby

Review

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Study of Motivations

2. What is Nick’s opinion of Gatsby?

Gatsby represents everything Nick

disproves of, and yet, Nick admires

Gatsby for his unending hope and

dedication to his dream.

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Study of Motivations 1. What is Nick’s attitude toward the Buchanans

and Jordan in the beginning of the novel?

He says as he drove away from Daisy’s, he is

confused and a little disgusted at them.

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Study of Motivations

3. What is Nick’s attitude toward Tom at

the end of the novel?

He realizes that Tom in his ignorance

believes that what he did was the right

thing. He feels like Tom is a child who

doesn’t know right from wrong and he

pities him.

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Study of Motivations

4. Why does Nick end his relationship with

Jordan?

She represents that Eastern crowd and

now everything about the East disgusts

Nick including Jordan.

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Study of Motivations

5. What does Nick’s view of Daisy?

She and Tom are careless and destructive

people who create messes and leave

other people to clean up after them.

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Study of Motivations 6. How has Nick changed by the end of the novel?

He has a new attitude about the East and decides

to stick to the morals and traditions of the West

instead.

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A Study of Lifestyle

1. Why does the era of Prohibition lend an

added significance to the hypocrisy

emphasized in The Great Gatsby?

During the Prohibition people still

bought, sold, and drank liquor (actually

probably even in larger quantities than

before the Prohibition) which is

hypocritical and fake just like the people

of the novel.

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A Study of Lifestyle

2. What are the values and goals of the

world described in this novel?

The characters of the novel value wealth

and status. They are very materialistic and

selfish people who do not care or

sympathize with others especially those of

lower class than themselves.

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A Study of Lifestyle

3. What was Fitzgerald’s overall opinion of

this time period in which he lived?

He felt that the American Dream was no

longer real and it was being replaced by

materialism and greed. He felt that the

rich were disgusting and the poor were

hopeless. It was a very negative view.

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A Study of Theme 1. Some critics have suggested that Nick and

Gatsby represent two opposing sides of Fitzgerald’s own personality and a battle within himself between his love and disgust at the time period in which he lived. What two kinds of personalities are represented by Nick and Gatsby?

Gatsby’s desire to be a part of the flashy and materialistic side of the 1920s and Nick who is constantly struggling with his morals and the immoral East.

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Study of Theme Readers and critics often believe that Fitzgerald’s

work was preoccupied with a recurring theme of failure. Is this true of Gatsby

The poor such as Myrtle and Wilson and even Gatsby, even when they attempt to better themselves or climb the social latter will end up dissatisfied and even killed.

Even the rich who supposedly have everything are not satisfied with their lives.

All of the characters in this novel fail to achieve any and all of their goals.

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Theme

1. The idealistic American Dream has

been replaced by materialism and greed.

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Theme

2. The West has its simple virtue; the East is

corrupt and evil.

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Theme

3. Wealth is power. Wealth and power

corrupt.

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Theme

4. Belief in romantic destiny has dire

consequences.

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Theme

5. There are distinct differences between

social classes.

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Theme

6. The past plays a role in dreams of the

future.

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Literary Terms Apply each of the following literary terms to The

Great Gatsby.

1. Point of view:

2. Tone

3. Tense

4. Setting (Time & Place)

5. Protagonist

6. Major conflict

7. Climax

8. Foreshadowing

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Know the following characters

and their significance in the

novel. Jay Gatsby

Nick Carraway

Daisy Buchanan

Tom Buchanan

Jordan Baker

Myrtle Wilson

George Wilson

Pammy

Catherine

Mr. & Mrs.

McKee

Meyer

Wolfsheim

Klipspringer

Michaelis

Mr. Gatz

Owl Eyes

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East Egg

How is it used in the novel?

This is where Daisy and Tom live. It is

described as the more fashionable ―egg‖

What does it mean/represent?

The old rich; old money

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West Egg

How is it used in the novel?

This is where Nick and Gatsby live. It is

described as the less fashionable ―egg‖

What does it mean/represent?

The new rich; new money; usually

bootleggers and actors/actresses or

directors

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The Green Light How is it used in the novel? Gatsby reaches out for the green light at the

end of Daisy’s dock. Becomes meaningless when he has Daisy because he’s now holding it. Called the ―orgastic future‖ in the last line of the book.

What does it mean/represent?

It represents Daisy, but, more so, it represents what Gatsby wants, his goal, his hopes, which is to recreate the past with her and be part of the ―old rich‖.

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The Valley of Ashes How is it used in the novel? This is where the poor working class characters live

including Myrtle and George Wilson. It is described as a place where ashes grow and people are made out of ashes. The people there seems lifeless and broken.

What does it mean/represent? It represents a contrast from the bright and colorful

world in which the rich live. It shows the conditions in which the poor lived and emphasized the hopeless situation the people of the working class live in, the failed American Dream. This is what Gatsby was trying to escape from.

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The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg How is it used in the novel? An advertisement in the Valley of Ashes. It is

described by Nick as scary (almost angry) and keeping a ―watchful vigil.‖ George references the eyes when he tells Myrtle that she cant fool God.

What does it mean/represent? It represents the eyes of God and a not very

happy God who is watching over all of these immoral events taking place. The ironic thing is that the only God in this world of Gatsby is an advertisement which emphasizes the materialism and greed in the novel.

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Weather

How is it used in the novel?

The day Gatsby and Daisy meet it is rainy and

dreary until Gatsby and Daisy finally make up.

It is the hottest day of the year in Ch.7

It’s the first day of fall when Wilson kills Gatsby.

What does it mean/represent?

The weather correlates with the feeling and

emotions of the characters or the events in

the story.

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Cars

How is it used in the novel?

Wilson is always asking Tom to buy his car.

Wreck outside Gatsby’s at party.

Gatsby’s yellow car kills Myrtle.

What does it mean/represent?

It represents the materialism and

carelessness of the rich.

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What about Owl Eyes? Owl eyes is the only person that can see the ―real

Gatsby.‖ He is the one who notices the Gatsby’s books are real. He is also the one who actually feels any sympathy for him after his death.

Owls are a symbol of wisdom, but can also be an omen of death

Did you notice that it was the owl-eyed man who had the car accident outside of Gatsby's house? And that, shortly after he got out of the car, he revealed that someone else was driving? Possibly to warn us about a future car accident????

Then who was also there at Gatsby’s funeral?

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Quotes

―Her voice is full of money.‖

Gatsby

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Quotes

"They're such beautiful shirts. It makes me

sad because I've never seen such – such

beautiful shirts before.‖

Daisy

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Quotes

―God knows what you’ve been

doing, everything you’ve been doing.

You may fool me, but you can’t fool

God!‖

George Wilson

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Quotes

―He ran over Myrtle like you’d run over a

dog and never even stopped his car.‖

Tom

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Quotes

―Everyone suspects himself of at least one

of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I

am one of the few honest people that I

have ever known.‖

Nick

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Quotes

―I’d to just get one of those pink clouds

and put you in it and push you around.‖

Daisy

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Quotes

―I hate careless people. That’s why I like

you.‖

Jordan Baker

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Quotes

―I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best

thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful

little fool.‖

Daisy

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Quotes

―It’s up to us who are the dominant race

to watch out or these other races will

have control of things.‖

Tom

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Quotes

―It’s a bona fide piece of printed matter.

It fooled me. This fella’s a regular Belasco.

It’s a triumph. What thoroughness! What

realism!

Owl Eyes

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Quotes

20. ―I did love him once – but I loved you

too.‖

Daisy

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Quotes

19. ―Let us learn to show our friendship for

a man when he is alive and not after he is

dead. . . After that my own rule is to let

everything alone.‖

Meyer Wolfsheim

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Quotes

―Daisy! Daisy! Daisy! I'll say it whenever I

want to!‖

Myrtle

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Quotes

―You always look so cool.‖

Daisy

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Quotes

―Can’t repeat the past? Why of course

you can!‖

Gatsby