exposition jay gatsby is nicks rich neighbor and throws big parties. some people think gatsby was invovled in shady activities in the past exposition nick rents a house in west egg and daisy and tom live across the bay in…
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The Great Gatsby Jordan Baker vs Myrtle Wilson: Different Ideals of Femininity Flashcard Example #40468
Jordan’s first description in Chapter 1:“slender, small breasted girl”“Throwing her body backwards at the shoulders”“wan, charming, discontented face” later descriptions:“golden slender arm”“jaunty body” Jordan basically resembles a typical 1920s “fashion illustration” (Nick even says it at one point) (AO3) –…
The Great Gatsby- Short Answer Study Guide Questions Flashcard Example #82729
How does the narrator describe Gatsby? Gatsby was a romantic with lots of hope. From where did the narrator come and why? From the east, The Great War. Describe the narrator’s house. Small “Eye sore” with an ocean view. Describe…
Great Gatsby, chapter 7 summary Flashcard Example #88402
Gatsby stopped hosting what major events? The parties! He already had Daisy, and the parties were intended to lure Daisy to him. Gatsby ______ his servants to _______ _______ and replaces them with ________ __________ connected to Meyer _________. Gatsby…
Great Gatsby Chapter 5-6 Summary Flashcard Example #59835
Chapter 5 – Nick returns from the city and he finds Gatsby admiring his house.– Nick tells Gatsby that he plans to invite Daisy over for tea.– Gatsby offers Nick a job, but he turns it down.– The next day…
Great Gatsby: Important Quotes from Sparknotes Flashcard Example #56491
I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool. Daisy speaks these words in Chapter 1 as she describes to Nick and Jordan her hopes for her infant daughter.…
The Great Gatsby- Daisy Buchanan QUOTES Flashcard Example #70967
‘Daisy’s murmur was only to make people lean towards her’ pg. 8 ‘Each speech is an arrangement of notes that will never be played again’ pg. 8 ‘Sunshine fell with romantic affection upon her glowing face’ pg. 11 ‘A damp…
The Great Gatsby Chapter 5 Analysis Activities Flashcard Example #34794
The Weather: What is the weather like when they first met at Nick’s house? How could that be symbolic? What does water often symbolize? How the traditional symbolism of water apply to Gatsby? How does the water change? What might…
The Great Gatsby (Daisy Buchanan) Flashcard Example #27519
Daisy Buchanan (Who is Daisy Buchanan?) Great Gatsby’s principal character These quotes describe Daisy (How is Daisy describe?) “I’ve been everywhere and seen everything and done everything. Sophisticated- God I’m sophisticated” “An excitement in her voice that men who had…
The Great Gatsby Quotes & Analysis Flashcard Example #50198
“I am still a little afraid of missing something if I forget that, as my father snobbishly suggested, and I snobbishly repeat, a sense of the fundamental decencies is parceled out unequally at birth.” Here, Nick states that money isn’t…
The Great Gatsby Quotes, Theme: The American Dream Flashcard Example #45399
“A colossal affair by any standard – it was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy.” Nick – Narrator on Gatsby’s house “On week-ends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus.” Nick – Narrator on Gatsby’s opulence in using…
Great Gatsby Character Quotes Flashcard Example #98391
“I’m inclined to reserve all judgments,” (ch. 1) Nick Carraway “You’re just embarrassed, that’s all. Daisy’s embarrassed too,” (ch. 5) Nick Carraway “I wouldn’t ask too much of her. You can’t repeat the past,” p. 110 Nick Carraway “I’m thirty.…