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Great Gatsby > Chap 4 > Flashcards

Chap 4 Flashcards

1
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Gatsbys corruption

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“Bootlegger”

“One time he killed a man”

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All the wealthy are bothered about, what they use gatsby for

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“Cocktails and flowers”

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Gatsby centre of social world

Ironic

Spectacular

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List of people who came to his parties

“All these people came to Gatsby’s house in the summer”

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4
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Gatsby car

Reflects dream

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“Gatsbys gorgeous car”

“Rich, cream colour”

“Monstrous length”

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Gatsby impatient

Always wants more

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“He was never quite still; there was always a tapping foot somewhere”

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Reality of gatsby as nick romatices him

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“Found, to my disappointment that he had little to say”

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Gatsby justification

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“I don’t want you to get the wrong idea of me from all these stories you hear”

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8
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Gatsbys reality / lie / what he wants to escape

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“I am son of some wealthy people in middle west”

“Something a little sinister about him, after all”

“I liked like a young rajah”

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9
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Nicks buys into Gatsbys

Nick romantices him

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“My incredulity was submerged in fascination now”

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What gatsby is afraid of

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“I didn’t want you to think I was just some nobody”

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Mrs Wilson in valley of ashes

Wants to he noticed

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“Panting vitality”

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12
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Why is New York sigbucsnt ?

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City of dreams
Glamour
Money
Opportunity

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New York setting dream like

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“Wild promises of all the mystery and the beauty in the world”

“Anything can happen now”

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14
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Introduction to mr wolfshiem

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Corruption within dream - reality
“Finest specimen of human molar “
Criminal

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Tom comes into restaurant and speaks with nick but gatsby leaves

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“I turned toward mr gatsby but he was no longer there”

Can’t face Reality
Shows Tom defeats gatsby

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16
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Jordan describes love between gatsby and daisy

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“So engrossed in each other”

“Looked ya daisy … in a way that every young girl wants to be looked at”

17
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Daisy as passive

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“Next day at 5 o clock she married Tom Buchanan without so much as a shiver”

Despite changing her mind the night before

18
Q

Wreckless behaviour of rich

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“Rich and wild”

Daisy came out with an “absolutely perfect reputation”

19
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Nick understands everything

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“Gatsby thought that house so daisy would be just across the bay”

“Not been merely the stars to which he has aspired on that June night”

“Purposeless splendour” - gatsby both from own dream

20
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Gatsby romantic / dream

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“He had waited 5 years and bought a mansion”

21
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Nick doesn’t romantices Jordan

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“Scornful mouth smiled”

“Limited person”

22
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Summary

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Introduction to Gatsbys crime.
List of people at his party (not daisy)
Nick and Gatsby go to lunch in newyork
Meet me wolfshiem - corruption.
Meet Tom - reality.
Jordan reveals to nick that Gatsby wants daisy to go to her house so they can meet again

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