The Great Gatsby Flashcards

Define this character: Beautiful, enchanting, unworthy object of dream, illusion of love with voice like money. Hopes her daughter is a beautiful “fool” Daisy Fay Buchanan Define this character: hulk of a man, bigot, hypocrite, uses people, treats people like…

As Nick returned home why did he think that his house might be on fire? the whole corner of the peninsula was blazing with light What new does Nick have for Gatsby when he crosses over to his house at…

What was Gatsby’s legal name? James Gatz On whose yacht does Gatsby work? Dan Cody Why does Gatsby drink so little? Dan Cody was consistently drunk and Gatsby did not want to be like that? Explain Gatsby’s “inheritance” from Dance…

How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the book? He is not a judgmental person allowing us to trust any observations produced by him and we can trust his point of view is non bias. Why has Nick…

Who is the author of The Great Gatsby? F. Scott Fitzgerald In what year was the book written? The book was written in 1925. Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby? The narrator is Nick Carraway. How are Tom…

What do the girls at the party think Gatsby did to get rich? Some assume hes a bootlegger. Others assume he is actually a German spy (the girls think he is). Daisy thinks he owns a string of pharmacies (which…

What was the advice given to Nick by his Father? “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone” he told me “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” What is Nick’s social class/background…

In Chapter 1, the reader meets the narrator, Nick Carraway. These first four paragraphs serve as a prologue that introduces the rest of the story. What information does Nick give about himself in this prologue? He tries not to judge…

Throughout Chapter V, how does Fitzgerald use weather to reinforce the mood? Fitzgerald uses it as a mood intensifier in certain situations. For example, the difference between the sun and rain when Daisy meets Gatsby. How does Daisy’s agreeing to…

The narrator of The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway What did Daisy do when she gave birth to a girl? cried Why does Jay Gatsby throw parties? He hopes that Daisy will come Who says, “I hate careless people. That’s why…