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Gatsby Study Guide Flashcards

1
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Nick’s personal evaluation

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Impartial, honest

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Our evaluation of Nick

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Non-confrontational

sensitive

lost

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Purpose of Nick remembering his birthday

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shows how caught up he was in everyone else’s life

his moment of self-realization

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Nick’s final observation about Gatsby

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He respects Gatsby and thinks he was better than the rich crowd

He thinks Gatsby was used for his money and parties (no one came to funeral)

Thinks Gatsby has unrealistic dreams

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Nick’s final observations about the rich

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Ends up not liking the rich because they are so careless

They get away with murder

Daisy doesn’t even come to the funeral

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What is Nick’s purpose in the story development?

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He is the narrator who we see the story through

He enables Gatsby and Diasy to meet again because they both commonly know him

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7
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Gatsby’s real name

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James Gatz

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8
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Gatsby’s background

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Dirt poor

Farmers in the Midwest

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9
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Gatsby’s main influence

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Dan Cody

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10
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What does Dan Cody do?

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Show’s Gatsby the rich life he could have

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11
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Klipspringer quotes

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“In the morning, in the evening..”

“tennis shoes”

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Gatsby’s relationship to Meyer Wolfsheim

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Buisness partners in bootlegging

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13
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Driving force in Gatsby’s life

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Daisy

All the money was for her

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14
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Reason Gatsby’s death is necessary at the end

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His life and dream was crumbling

Without Daisy he couldn’t live

It corresponds to the stock market crash

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Purpose of Tom in story development

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Antagonist

Cheating on Daisy leads to the climax of the story

He makes George loose Myrtle

He makes Gatsby loose Daisy

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16
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Who does Daisy end up choosing?

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Tom

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17
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Purpose of Daisy in story development

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She drives Gatsby to do everything that he does

18
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Daisy’s response to confrontation at the Plaza Hotel

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She backs away and says she loves both of them

in the end she chose tom

19
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Daisy’s reaction to killing Myrtle

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unfazed

allows Gatsby to take the blame

20
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Jordan Baker’s reputation as a pro golfer

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She is a cheater

21
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Jordan’s reaction to Myrtle’s death

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She is ready to hang out with Nick more

22
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Myrtle Wilson character traits

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strong willed

materialistic

ignorant

23
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Myrtle Wilson’s goal

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To marry Tom in order to improve her lifestyle and get rich

24
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Myrtle Wilson’s reason for running into the street

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She thought it was Tom to save her

25
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George Wilson character traits

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Hard working, loving, dreamer, tired

26
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George Wilson’s dream

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to move West for Myrtle

27
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George Wilson’s purpose in the story development

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Myrtle’s husband

Kills Gatsby and himself

28
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Who does George Wilson think Myrtle is having an affair with?

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Gatsby

29
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External Conflicts

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Tom vs. Gatsby

Nick vs. Wealthy

W. Egg vs. E. Egg (new money vs. old money)

30
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Internal Conflict

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Nick struggling to deal with the careless lifestyle of the rich. He is loosing himself

31
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Where does the climax occur?

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the Plaza hotel

32
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How do each conflicts resolve at the plaza?

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Daisy chooses Tom over Gatsby

Nick realizes he is 30 and too caught up with the wealthy

Gatsby’s dream is destroyed

33
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American dream theme

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People corrupt to accomplish their idea of the American dream

People have few morals and they are very materialistic

34
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Significance of Tom and Daisy leaving town after Myrtle’s death

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They do feel guilty and they are running away from their problems

Shows that the rich can get away with murder

35
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What do each of the Eggs represent?

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East Egg= old money

West Egg= new money

36
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Other themes besides the American Dream

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Money can not buy happiness

Can’t turn back time

Honesty

37
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What does the green light symbolize?

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Money

Gatsby’s dream

(His goal is Daisy and that is where she lives)

38
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Gatsby’s house/car represents

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New rich

His car is yellow which is incredibly flashy to show that he has money (characteristic of new money)

39
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Gatsby’s shirts represent

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Materialism

Flashiness and the idea of new rich

40
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Valley of Ashes represents

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the moral decay between East and West Egg

41
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Eyes of TJ Eckleberg represent

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God is watching over everything

42
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Mantel clock represents

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Gatsby is trying to turn back time to where him and Daisy left off years ago

He catches the clock right before it falls

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