The Great Gatsby Test Flashcards
What is a symbol of a post war vision of America?
The valley to New York is very unnatural and hellish in its decay
What is a symbol of a post war vision of America?
The valley of ashes
What is a symbol for the inability to control time?
clock being broken
What is a symbol for the inability to control time?
Gatsby breaks the clock
What parody’s the jazz age?
the party
What is symbolic for an unattainable goal?
The green light
What symbolizes the end of the dream the end of Gatsby’s life?
The end of summer
What is symbolic for dangers and luxury?
the cars
Who runs over Myrtle with a car?
Daisy
What parody’s the jazz age?
the lavish parties
Who dies in a pool?
Gatsby
Who throws lavish parties?
Gatsby
Who cries over shirts?
Daisy
Who is having an affair with Myrtle?
Tom
Who believes Gatsby killed Myrtle?
Wilson
Who invites Gatsby to dinner in order to embarrass him?
Tom
Who flaunts her affair to her husband?
Daisy
Who arranges Gatsby’s funeral?
Nick
Who narrates the novel?
Nick
Who angers Tom by repeating Daisy’s name?
Myrtle
What term did Fitzgerald coin?
“The Jazz Age”
Who did Fitzgerald marry?
Zelda Sayre
What is significant of the telling of Dan Cody’s story?
that he is just another Gatsby
How is Gatsby a man of the past?
He wants to recapture the past
According to Fitzgerald, what is no longer possible to America?
progress and equality
How is the use of the song “Ain’t We Got Fun” ironic?
because it is about money and it shows the doubt that Gatsby will be able to keep Daisy
**Explain Gatsby as the American Dream?(full paragraph)
“The Great Gatsby,” by F. Scott Fitzgerald is said to be like the American Dream. The American Dream and its attainability is the overwhelming theme of “The Great Gatsby”. The book is set up in a post WWI environment which sets up the reader to see numerous disappointments in mankind. “The Great Gatsby” has 5 themes: decay, honesty, class, religion, and hope. Decay is the most prominent in “The Valley of Ashes” where everything seems barren. This theme is very close to the American Dream. Honesty in the world of Gatsby and what is honest, dishonest, right, and wrong is all related to class. Class is a huge part of “The Great Gatsby” and plays a major role. The old money is better than new money and can not be compared by status. The book and characters are obsessed with class and privilege. Religion has several references and the lack of morality is associated with the time period. Lastly is hope. Hope is used a lot in this book because every character represented in this novel has some sort of hope within them and some even lose their hope through out the book. All in all, “The Great Gatsby” is a lot like the American Dream and can be compared by a lot to the American Dream. You just have to dig down into to realize how similar it is.
Give 2 examples of things the green light is symbolic for.
Daisy and the American Dream
What does Nick call Gatsby that reflects Gatsby’s connection to time?
over whelmed clock?
What is significant of the telling of Dan Cody’s story?
that he is like another Gatsby
How is it possible for Daisy to be everything to Gatsby and nothing at the same time?
Because she is ALL Gatsby wants, she can NEVER be anything to him. She can’t lower herself to be with him. He would be social suicide
How is Gatsby a man of the past?
He wants to live in the past or at least freeze time
Gatsby’s death happens on the first day of autumn; how is swimming typical Gatsby behavior?
Swimming is a defiance of time and Gatsby is all about freezing time or going back in time
How is the use of the song “Ain’t We Got Fun” ironic?
Daisy rejected Gatsby originally because of his lack of wealth. “ No money, oh but honey Ain’t we got fun”
