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What does the word 'Epigram' mean?
What does 'Supercilious' mean?
Arrogant; scornful
What does 'Extemporizing' mean?
To do or manage something without preparation; to improvise
What does 'Feign' mean?
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What does 'Provincial' mean?
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What does the color 'Red' symbolize?
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What does Nick's Clock represent?
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Who is Jay Gatsby?
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Terms
- Epigram: A concise, clever, and often paradoxical statement; typically witty or humorous.
- Supercilious: Exhibiting arrogant disdain or scorn; overly proud.
- Extemporizing: Performing or speaking without preparation; improvising.
- Feign: To pretend or fake; to simulate emotions or actions.
- Apathetic: Displaying a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
- Languid: Characterized by a lack of energy or vitality; weak.
- Convivial: Friendly, sociable, or festive; conducive to a pleasant atmosphere.
- Affectation: Behavior that is artificial or pretended; exaggerated mannerisms.
Symbolism
- Red: Represents love, passion, but also anger and violence.
- Yellow/Gold: Symbolizes wealth and social status but also greed and cowardice, relating to the Jazz Age.
- Black: Represents mourning, sorrow, nervousness, and gloom.
- Blue: Conveys feelings associated with the working class, melancholy, and loneliness.
- White: Denotes innocence and purity.
- Green: Symbolizes hope, the American Dream, money, and envy.
- Grey: Represents bleakness, corruption, and spiritual emptiness.
- Nick's Clock: Symbolizes the irreparable past between Gatsby and Daisy; signifies desire to turn back time.
- Rain: Reflects Gatsby and Daisy's dark past and anxiety about reuniting.
- Sun: Represents happiness and renewal following Gatsby and Daisy’s reunion.
Characters
- Jay Gatsby: A former poor boy from North Dakota who becomes wealthy; deeply in love with Daisy Buchanan and reaches for the green light as a symbol of his hopes.
- Nick Carraway: The story's narrator; cousin to Daisy and neighbor to Gatsby; facilitates the reunion of Gatsby and Daisy.
- Tom Buchanan: Daisy's wealthy, abusive husband from 'old money'; engaged in an affair with Myrtle.
- Daisy Buchanan: Nick's cousin and Tom’s wife; the object of Gatsby's affection.
- Jordan Baker: Daisy's friend and Nick's love interest; a professional golfer noted for her petite stature.
- Klipspringer: A freeloader living in Gatsby's mansion; demonstrates superficiality as he neglects Gatsby's friendship.
- Owl Eyes: A drunken character who observes and comments on Gatsby's lavish library.
- Myrtle Wilson: Tom Buchanan's mistress; portrayed as shallow.
- George Wilson: Myrtle’s husband; works as a mechanic and displays ignorance throughout the story.
- Catherine: Myrtle's sister.
- Meyer Wolfsheim: Gatsby's dubious friend; associated with gambling and corruption; had a role in fixing the 1919 World Series.
Jeopardy Questions
- Jay Gatsby's Real Name: James Gatz.
- Nick's Observation on Daisy's Arrival: Gatsby was not present in his house.
- Preparations for Tea: Gatsby mowed the lawn and bought flowers.
- Gatsby's Desire for Daisy: To claim she never loved Tom.
- Eyes of God Symbol: The billboard of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg.
- Gatsby's American Dream: Represents his ideal of being with Daisy.
- Symbolism of the Falling Clock: Reflects Gatsby's wish to reclaim the past with Daisy.
- Gift from Daisy to Tom: A gold pencil as a symbol of affection.
- Gatsby's Suit Colors: White symbolizes innocence, while silver suggests bleakness and corruption.
- Gatsby's Car Color: A rich cream color, signifying false innocence and purity.
- Dan Cody’s Role: Gatsby's mentor; an important figure from his past who influenced his rise.
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