Great gatsby stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

(Who said it?) "Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages you've had" - ANSWER Nick Carraway's father Who is Nick speaking about here? "If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life..." - ANSWER Jay Gatsby (Who said it?) "I hate careless people. That's why I like you." - ANSWER Jordan Baker ...

Who is the only person from the East that nick likes at the end - ANSWER Jay gatsby Who is striving for the green light? - ANSWER Gatsby Who wants to buy Tom's car? - ANSWER George Wilson Who grew up in North Dakota? - ANSWER James Gatz Who has lunch with Gatsby and Meyer Wolfsheim? - ANSWER Nick carraway Who always wears white and talks quietly so that people will move closer? - ANSWER Daisy Buchanan Who carries her excess weight sensuously (seductively)? - ANSWER Myrtle Wils...

For Gatsby, the green light is a symbol for... - ANSWER Gatsby's hopes and dreams Where does Gatsby's reunion with Daisy take place? - ANSWER At Nick's house From where does Gatsby recognize Nick? - ANSWER Nick and Gatsby fought in the same battle in WWI Wolfsheim's cufflinks are made of - ANSWER human teeth The novel begins in the present and goes - ANSWER back into the past Nick boasts of being tolerant and - ANSWER honest Michaelis was - ANSWER Greek Tom Buchanan inve...

Is Daisy a good mother? - ANSWER Yes, she is a good mom because if she chose Tom she could be with her daughter more often. The child proves to Gatsby that the last five years did exist. Weather is a background for significant evens. Point out examples. - ANSWER The weather is extremely hot the day Tom confronts Gatsy. The weather intensifies the tenstion. It is cool and rainy for Gatsby's funeral, making it more depressing. Gatsby made changes in his lifestyle that concerned Nick. What...

the only person from the East that Nick likes at the end of the novel - ANSWER gatsby Is striving for the green light - ANSWER Gatsby Wants to buy Tom's car - ANSWER George Wilson Professional golfer - ANSWER Jordan Baker Has lunch with Gatsby and Meyer Wolfsheim - ANSWER Nick Carraway Always wears white and talks quietly so that people will move closer - ANSWER daisy Buchanan Carries her excess weight sensuously - ANSWER Myrtle Wilson Thinks her husband isn't a gentleman ...

The narrarators father gave him advice. What was the advice? - ANSWER Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone just remember that all the people in this world havent had the same advantages as you What are fundemental decencies? - ANSWER Basic things you get like ethics morals and your outlook on life How will nick react to people he disaproves of? - ANSWER Probaby not say anything and keep it to himself West egg ____ money - ANSWER New East egg ____ money - ANSWER Old Who lives ...

Jay Gatsby - ANSWER The title character and protagonist of the novel, Gatsby is a fabulously wealthy young man living in a Gothic mansion in West Egg. He is famous for the lavish parties he throws every Saturday night, but no one knows where he comes from, what he does, or how he made his fortune. Jordan Baker - ANSWER Daisy's friend, a woman with whom Nick becomes romantically involved during the course of the novel. A competitive golfer, Jordan represents one of the "new women" of the 19...

Weather is a background for significant evens. Point out examples. - ANSWER The weather is extremely hot the day Tom confronts Gatsy. The weather intensifies the tenstion. It is cool and rainy for Gatsby's funeral, making it more depressing. Is Daisy a good mother? - ANSWER Yes, she is a good mom because if she chose Tom she could be with her daughter more often. The child proves to Gatsby that the last five years did exist. Gatsby made changes in his lifestyle that concerned Nick. What c...

Narrator of novel is... - ANSWER Nick Carraway What reason does Nick give for Gatsby's popularity - ANSWER People like his dark and mysterious nature What does Jordan say Gatsby wants Nick to do - ANSWER Invite Gatsby to his house while Daisy is there The Valley of Ashes - ANSWER This is where George and Myrtle Wilson live and work West Egg - ANSWER People of new money reside here New York City - ANSWER Tom keeps an apartment here for rendezvous with his mistress East Egg - AN...

Who was Nick's mysterious and wealthy neighbor? - ANSWER Jay Gatsby Who was the woman loved by the main character? - ANSWER Daisy Buchanan Who is Nick's old college classmate? - ANSWER Tom Buchanan Who is the narrator? - ANSWER Nick Carraway Who is Tom Buchanan's mistress? - ANSWER Myrtle Wilson Who is a golfer and has a semi-serious love interest for Nick? - ANSWER Jordan Baker Who is a business partner of Gatsby; fixed the 1919 World Series? - ANSWER Meyer Wolfsheim Who...