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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Antagonist | Opposes protagonist |
| Protagonist | Leading character in novel |
| Allusion | Passing reference to historical or fictional characters |
| Foreshadowing | Clues to suggest or prepare for events later in the work |
| Metaphor | Comparison NOT USING like or as |
| Simile | Comparison USING like or as |
| Mood | Emotional attitude in a story |
| Setting | Where story is |
| Theme | Main idea |
| Tone | Attitude of writer |
| Character | People in the story |
| Conflict | Struggle between two opposing forces |
| Irony | Recognition of difference between reality and appearance |
| Genre | Type of writing |
| Flashback | Scenes from past |
| Dialect | Version of a language spoken by people of a region or social group |
| Jay gatsby | Main character |
| Daisy Buchanan | Gatsbys lover |
| Nick carraway | Narrator , lived next to gatsby |
| Tom Buchanan | Daisy's husband |
| Jordan baker | Pro golfer |
| Myrtle Wilson | Dated tom , got ran over |
| George Wilson | Mrytles husband , gatsbys killer |
| Meyer wolfshiem | Gatsbys friend , gambler |
| George | Lennies killer , farmhand |
| Lennie | George's friend , farmhand , special, strong |
| Slim | Gives lennie a puppy |
| Curley | Son of owner of farm |
| Candy | Old , let his dog get shot |
| Whit | Ranch hand |
| Carlson | Shot candys dog , tried to kill lennie |
| John proctor | Goody proctors husband, had an affair |
| Abigail Williams | Fled town during trials , got a lot of people killed |