Great Gatsby

Question 1

fitzgerald background

Answer 1

grew up poor
went to princeton
met hiw wife in 1918
emodied 1920s lifestyle: alchp;p, parties, travel, ect

Question 2

1920s

Answer 2

flappers
booming economy
prohibiyion
organized crime

Question 3

color symbolims

Answer 3

green
gold
white
yellow
grey

Question 4

green

Answer 4

optimism, hope, the future
green light at the end of daisy’s dock

Question 5

motifs

Answer 5

color
weather
eyes
easr vs west egg

Question 6

eyes symbolism

Answer 6

looking at the moral decay beneath the luxury ligestyle
represent the reality of society

Question 7

weather

Answer 7

rain = sadness or awkardness
heat = anger or tension
represents the feeligns of the characters

Question 8

east vs west egg

Answer 8

east: old money
west: new money
east is higher up in society

Question 9

themes

Answer 9

disillusionment of the american dream
wealth breeds carelessness and corruption
attemtps to relive the past are doomed to fail

Question 10

velley of ashes

Answer 10

moral and social decay

Question 11

cars

Answer 11

symbolize the materialism and selfish behavior of 1920s America

Question 12

blue

Answer 12

melancholy, loneliness, tranquility and fantasy,
such as Doctor T. J. Eckleburg’s blue eyes, Gatsby’s blue gardens, blue leaves, blue lawn and blue livery

Question 13

grey

Answer 13

despair, lack of emotion, dismal (The Valley of the
Ashes)

Question 14

gold

Answer 14

Wealth, opulence, “old money”

Question 15

yellow

Answer 15

Falsehood, corruption, moral decay (faded gold)

Question 16

white

Answer 16

Innocence, purity, childhood
clothes

Question 17

pretentious

Answer 17

having or showing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be regarded as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are

Question 18

Contemptuous

Answer 18

showing contempt; scornful.

Question 19

os·ten·ta·tious

Answer 19

characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

Question 20

Gaudy

Answer 20

extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless.

Question 21

Hauteur

Answer 21

haughtiness of manner; disdainful pride.

Question 22

Disillusioned

Answer 22

disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed.

Question 23

mortification

Answer 23

great embarrassment and shame.