Gatsby Unit Test Flashcards
gruff
brief and unfriendly
husky
hoarse or throaty
supercilious
feeling or showing haughty disdain
bouyed
to keep afloat or aloft
imperceptibly
impossible or difficult to perceive
wan
unnaturally pale or pallid
hulking
massive
turbulent
violent, agitated or disturbed
cynical
concerned with self intrests
peremptory
insisting on immediate attention
ghastly
causing great horror or fear
vitality
the state of being strong and active
cataracts
a large waterfall or an eye disease
harlequin
a mute character
credulity
a tendency to be too ready to believe something is true or real
innuendo
an allusive hint, usually suggestive
corpulent
fat
loiter
to wait without a purpose
poignant
evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
elicit
to draw a reaction, answer or fact from someone
florid
having a red or flushed expression
ingratiate
to bring yourself into someones favor by pleasing them
menagerie
a collection of wild animals usually put on exibit
dilatory
slow to act
stagnant
showing no activity; dull or slugish
indiscreet
showing a great readiness to share things that should be kept private
contingency
a future event that is possible but cannot be proven
armitice
a truce
libertine
a man who indulgence himself in sensual pleasures with no moral principles
rancor
bitterness or restfulness
Red: who is red, what is reds theme
Tom and Gatsby are red
Theme: Lust, Passion, Love, Anger, Excitment
Gold: Who is gold, what is golds theme
Daisy, Gatsby, Jordan, Old money are gold
Theme: wealth, beauty,
Green: Who/what is green, what is golds theme
Gatsby or the feeling of hope is green
Theme: hope, money, envy
White: Who is white, what is whites theme
Daisy is white
Theme: innocence
Blue: who is blue, what is blues theme
Gatsby is blue
Theme: sadness, wisdom, power
What is old money, new money, and no money.
Three classes of money. Old money are people who were born into money. New money are people who have worked for their money and can’t fit within the old money categorize. No money are people who work but cannot get out of poverty unless through marriage.
What are the eggs
two land masses. east and west egg.
what is the valley of ashes
the middle grey ground where people with no money live
What are themes of The Great Gatsby
Discrepancy between a dream and reality The American Dream Class Conflict Contrast between innocence and experience Color
Why is Gatsby not old money and why can he not fit in with the old money people
because he earn or gained his money and was not born into money. He can’t really fit in because no matter how many stories he makes up, it can’t hide the fact that was not born into money.
