Literature
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| Description |
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| Matching word |
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| dishonest, cheats at Golf |
Jordan |
| Seems pure and wonderful on the outside but the inside is focused on money, yellow gold |
Daisy |
| out of place, goes back to Midwest where there are still values |
Nick |
| Arrogant, violent, prejudiced |
Tom |
| changed his name |
Jay |
| Fixed World Series |
Meyer Wolfsheim |
| Bootlegger |
Gatsby |
| middle name Fay which means Fairy or sprite, an elflike, fairyland creature |
Daisy |
| ex football star |
Tom |
| light at the pier |
hope |
| trapped on valley of ashes, runs a garage |
George Wilson |
| has affair with Tom |
Myrtle Wilson |
| connected to organized crime |
Meyer Wolfshiem |
| wants the benefits her sister shares |
Catherine |
| has little contact with parents |
Pammy |
| the only person who is kind to Wilson |
Michaelis |
| Gatsby's mentor |
Dan Cody |
| the drunk boarder, one of many people who use Gatsby |
Ewing Klipspringer |
| reminds reader of Gatsby's humble beginnings |
Henry C. Gatz |
| Thought the "real" books were cool, went to graveside |
owl eyes |
| "God" |
Eckelburg's glasses |
| dispair, moral wasteland |
Valley of Ashes |
| Nick almost falls in love with |
Jordan Baker |
| Tom says he can't divorce because |
Daisy is Catholic |
| where old money lives |
East Egg |
| Where new money lives |
West Egg |
| Another way Gatsby got his money |
selling illegal, fake bonds |
| Thinks Gastby could have been a great man |
his dad, Henry |
| Has an idealized view of life and himself |
Gatsby |
| Doesn't judge Gatsby |
Nick |
| moves back to the Midwest to escape moral decay |
Nick |
| Symbolic of the lower class and the dression to come |
Valley of Ashes |
| Symbolic of wasted morals, money |
Yellow |
| Symbolic of honesty |
Blue |
| Symbolic of Gatsby's hope, envy |
Green |
| Symbolic of weath |
Silver |
| Symbolic (ironically) of goodness and purity |
White |
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