THE GREAT GATSBY
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SETTING
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS - THE GREAT GATSBY
HW #2
WRITE A CHARACTER ANALYSIS FOR THE SIX MAIN CHARACTERS IN THE NOVEL. WRITE ABOUT THEIR PERSONALITY AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TOWARDS EACH OTHER IN THE NOVEL. YOU MUST WRITE A MINIMUM OF SEVEN SENTENCES (A FULL PARAGRAPH):
NICK CARRAWAY:
DAISY BUCHANNAN:
TOM BUCHANNAN:
JORDAN BAKER:
MRYTLE WILSON:
VOCABULARY
THE GREAT GATSBY VOCABULARY
[You will only be tested over the boxed-in words; the other words have been compiled for your convenience.
Always keep this list near you when reading!!]
Chapter 1
1) reserved (p. 1/5): adj. - formal or self-restrained in manner and relationship; avoiding familiarity or intimacy with others: a quiet, reserved man.
2) privy (p. 1/5): adj. - participating in the knowledge of something private or secret
(usually fol. by to): Many persons were privy to the plot.
3) feign (p. 1/5): verb – to make believe; pretend
4) levity (p. 1/5): noun - a manner lacking seriousness
5) mar (p. 2/6): verb – to damage, ruin, deface
6) abortive (p. 2/7): adj. - partially or imperfectly developed; vain
7) elation (p. 2/7): noun - a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits
8) confer (p. 4/8): verb – 1. to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor; 2. to consult together
9) acute (p. 6/10): adj. – sharp; intense
10) savor (p. 6/10): verb – to taste or smell
11. reproach (p. 6/10): noun – an object of scorn or contempt
12) wistfully/wistful (p. 6/10): adv/adj – full of wishful yearning or longing, often with sadness
13) supercilious (p. 7/11): adj. – having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; cocky
14) effeminate (p. 7/11): adj. – having traits, tastes or habits traditionally considered feminine
15) pungent (p. 7/12): adj. – sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell
16) buoy (p. 8/12): verb – to float or rise by reason of lightness
17) divan (p. 8/13): noun – sofa or couch, usually without arms or a back
18) compulsion (p. 9/14): noun – a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, esp. one that is irrational or contrary to one's will
19) deft (p. 10/15): adj. – quick and skillful
20) retort (p. 10/15): verb – to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way
21) incredulously/incredulous (p. 10/15): adv/adj – skeptical; disbelieving
22) reciprocal (p. 11/15): adj. – given or felt by each toward the other; mutual
23) contemptuously/contemptuous (p. 11/15): adv/adj – showing or feeling disapproval or disdain toward something a person considers mean, vile, or worthless; scornful
24) languidly/languid (p. 11/16): adv./adj. – lacking energy or vitality; weak
25) unobtrusively/unobtrusive (p. 12/16): adv./adj. – Not undesirably noticeable or obvious
26) claret (p. 12/17): noun – the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France
27) fervent (p. 13/18): adj. – having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm
28) infinitesimal (p. 13/18): adj. – immeasurably small; less than an assignable quantity
29) vigil (p. 16/20): noun - a devotional watching, or keeping awake, during the customary hours of sleep
30) settee (p. 16/21): noun – a seat for two or more persons, having a back and arms
31) cynical (p. 16/21): adj. – distrusting, criticizing, or mocking the motives of others; pessimistic; glass is half empty mentality
32) rotogravure (p. 18/23): noun – a print made by a photomechanical process using a copper cylinder
33) corroborate (p. 19/24): verb – to make more certain; confirm
34) libel (p. 19/24): noun - a false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that damages a person's reputation
35) banns (p. 19/24): noun – any public announcement of a proposed marriage
36) intimation/intimate (p. 20/25): noun/verb - an indirect suggestion; a slight suggestion or vague understanding
Chapter 2
1) grotesque gardens (p. 23/27): adj. - fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre
2) impenetrable cloud (p. 23/27): adj. - dense; cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
3) wild wag (p. 24/27): noun - witty person who likes to make jokes; oculist: n - eye doctor
4) borough of Queens (p. 24/28): noun - district—N.Y. City is divided up into boroughs
5) solemn (p. 24/28): adj. - formal; serious; sober; lacking humor or happiness
6) proprietor (p. 25/29): noun - property owner; business manager
7) anemic (p. 25/29): adj. - weak; lacking power, vigor, vitality; wishy-washy
**the spelling has changed since Fitzgerald’s time
8) facet or gleam of beauty (p. 25/30): noun - aspect, feature
9) perceptible (p. 25/30): adj. - noticeable; recognizable
10) vitality (p. 25/30): noun - liveliness; energy (physical and/or mental); spirit; vigor
11) smoldering (p. 25/30): adj. - burning ** the spelling has changed since Fitzgerald’s time
12) discreet (p. 26/31): adj. - marked by caution, prudence, or modesty and wise self-restraint; subtle
13) defer (p. 26/31): verb - to yield respectfully in judgment or opinion to another [usually followed by “to”; ex: Because she is an accountant, I defer to my mom on questions regarding my taxes.]
14)muslin (p. 27/31): noun - delicately woven cotton fabric
15) indeterminate (p. 27/31): adj. - indefinite, uncertain; not clear
16) haughty (p. 28/33): adj. - snooty; arrogant
17) countenance (p. 29/33): noun - appearance, especially the face
18) rakish angle (p. 30/34): adj. - Dashingly or sportingly stylish
19) incessant (p. 30/34): adj. - never-ending; ceaseless
20) innumerable pottery (p. 30/34): adj. - countless; very numerous
21) laughed immoderately (p. 30/34): adv. - without restraint; excessive; extreme
22) flat (p. 30/34): noun - apartment
23)wife was shrill (p. 30/34): adj. - high-pitched
24) impressive hauteur/haughty (p. 30/35): noun - pride, arrogance; cockiness adj. – cocky, snobby
25) high mincing shout (p. 31/35): adj. - dainty, elegant
26) disdain (p. 31/35): verb – to despise or scorn; noun – haughty contempt, extreme dislike; scorn
27) shiftless (p. 32/36): adj. - lazy, without ambition
28) flounce (p. 32/36): - to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements
29) kike/kyke (p. 34/38): noun - offensive slang for a Jewish person
30) strident (p. 35/40): adj. - loud, harsh, grating, or shrill
31) a wave (p. 36/41): noun - women’s hairdo from the 1920s that created waves in the hair
Chapter 3
1) omnibus (p. 39/43) noun - a bus or long motor vehicle
2) once a fortnight (p. 40/44) noun - fourteen nights--two weeks
3) harlequin design (p. 40/44) adjective - fancy variation in color
4) cordials so long forgotten (p. 40/44) noun - liqueurs or tonics
5) Castile (p. 40/44) proper noun - allusion to former kingdom of Spain
6) permeate (p. 40/44) verb – to fill up, seep into; to saturate
7) innuendo (p. 40/44) noun - an indirect hint or suggestion about a person or thing, especially of an insulting or an offensive nature
8) spilled with prodigality (p. 40/44) noun - extravagant wastefulness
9 ) moving her hands like Frisco (p. 41/45) noun - allusion to famous pianist Rocky Frisco
10) erroneous (p. 41/45) adjective - incorrect; wrong
11) Gilda Gray (p. 41/45) proper noun - famous actress known for her dance move “the shimmy” seen in the Follies (a theatrical revue of song and dance)
12) majestic hand (p. 41/46) noun - handwriting
13) eddies (p. 42/46) plural noun - a current moving in the opposite direction of the main current. [Fitz uses as metaphor – “eddies of people I didn’t know”]
14) denied so vehement/vehemently (p. 42/46) adjective/adverb - strongly passionate or emotion; often with anger
16) cordial remarks (p. 42/46) adjective - friendly; warm
17) dignified homogeneity (p. 44/49) noun - uniformity; being similar
18) staid nobility (p. 44/49) adjective – 1) serious; straight-laced; 2) permanent; fixed
19) spectroscopic (p. 44/49) adjective - full spectrum of color and light
20) veranda (p. 45/49) noun - a porch or balcony
21) Gothic library (p. 45/49) adjective - literature genre known for gloom, darkness, and the supernatural
22) ascertain (p. 45/50) verb - to determine; to make certain or clear
23) Belasco (p. 45/50) - allusion to fictional sorcerer with a wide knowledge of spells
24) contralto (p. 46/51) noun - lowest female vocal range in opera
25) vacuous (p. 46/51) adjective – empty; lacking ideas or intelligence; stupid
26) florid (p. 48/53) adj. – 1) a healthy reddish color—as in cheeks; 2) elaborately ornate
27) corpulent person (p.48/53) adjective - plump; large or bulky in body
28) echolalia (p. 49/54) noun – immediate, uncontrollable repetition of words spoken by others
29) jauntiness/jaunty about her movements (p. 50/55) noun/adjective - perky; confident; carefree
30) obstetrical conversation (p. 50/55) adjective - relating to childbirth
31) implore (p. 51/55) verb - to beg urgently
32) ineptly/inept (p. 51/55) adverb/adjective - lacking skill; awkward; clumsy
33) vinous sleep (p. 51/56) adjective - relating to wine
34) asunder (p. 51/56) adverb - separated into pieces; apart from each other
35) dissension (p.51/56) noun - disagreement; difference of opinion
36) deplorable/deplorably (p. 51/56) adjective/adverb - causing grief, regret, or disapproval
37) indignant wives (p. 51/56) adjective - angry; annoyed
37) malevolence (p. 52/57) noun - a desire to harm others; evil
38) enjoined me eagerly (p. 53/57) verb – 1) to urge or command with authority; 2) to forbid
39) man in a long duster (p. 53/58) noun - a long coat designed to protect clothing from dust
40) caterwauling horns (p. 55/60) adjective - a howl that sounds like a cat in heat
41) chasms (p. 56/61) noun - deep crack or hole; metaphor comparing NYC streets to a crack or hole
42) subterfuge (p. 58/63) noun - a plan that hides the real purpose; a deceptive scheme
43) insolent smile (p. 58/63) adjective - boldly rude; disrespectful
Chapter 4
1) bootlegger (p. 61/65) noun - someone who sells smuggled goods illegally —in the ‘20s it was alcohol
2) disintegrate (p. 61/65) verb - to decay; decompose; break up
3) knickerbockers (p. 62/66) noun - loose-fitting pants that gathered at or below the knee
4) sporadic (p. 64/68) adj - periodic; random; happening at irregular intervals
5) punctilious (p. 64/68) adj - painstaking; meticulous; strict attention to minute details
6) disconcerting (p. 64/69) adj - confusing; disturbing; causing emotional disturbance
7) slapping himself indecisively/indecisive (p. 64/69) adv./adj - hesitantly; uncertain; unable to make a decision
8) evasion (p. 65/69) noun - avoiding something unpleasant; escaping
9) retribution (p. 65/69) noun - something justly deserved; taking revenge or correcting a wrong
10) sinister (p. 65/69) adj - evil; bad; wicked
11) rajah (p. 65/70) noun - an Indian king, prince, or chief
12) threadbare (p. 66/70) adj - shabby; thin; worn off
13) incredulity (p. 66/71) noun - inability or unwillingness to believe; skeptical
14) girders (p. 68/73) noun - large beams that support a building
15) anteroom (p. 69/73) noun – an entry room or waiting area
16) somnambulatory/somnambulance (p. 69/74) adj/noun - sleepwalking
17) business gonnegtion (p. 70/75) connection (with a Jewish accent)
18) juxtaposition (p. 71/75) noun - placing two or more things side by side to emphasize the link or contrast
19) succulent (p. 71/75) adj – 1) juicy; 2) rich in desirable qualities
20) roadster (p. 74/79) noun - small, open-topped sports car
21) I had a few beaux myself (p. 75/80) noun - boyfriends
22) effectual/effectually (p. 75/80) adj./adv. - capable of producing a desired effect; adequate
Chapter 5
1) elongating [usually elongated] (p. 86) adj: extended; lengthened
2) tactless (p. 88) adj: lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
3) obliged (p. 88) verb: to place under a debt of gratitude for some benefit, favor, or service. (ex: I'm much obliged for the ride.)
4) scrutinize (p. 89) verb: to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
5) harrowed (p. 90) adj: distressed
6) ecstatic (p. 90) adj: of, pertaining to, or characterized by ecstasy; rapturous
7) tonic (p. 90) noun: anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally
8) defunct (p. 91) adj: no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning
9) demoniac (p. 92) adj: of, pertaining to, or like a demon; demonic
10)Kant (p. 93) German philosopher who was said to have been in the habit of looking at a steeple when he was thinking
11) obstinate (p. 93) adj: Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; stubborn
12) vestige (p. 94) noun: a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence
13) exultation (p. 94) noun: The act or condition of rejoicing greatly
14) postern (p. 96) noun: a private entrance or any entrance other than the main one
15) jonquil (p. 96) noun: a narcissus; a fragrant, yellow or white flower
16) hawthorn (p. 96) noun: any of numerous plants belonging to the rose family
17) swathe (p. 96) verb: to wrap up closely or fully
18) disheveled (p. 96) adj: hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt; untidy
19) garnish (p. 97) verb: to provide or supply with something ornamental; to adorn or decorate
20) disarray (p. 97) noun: disorder; confusion
21) corrugated (p. 98) adj: shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges; wrinkled
22) pompadour (p. 99) noun: an arrangement of a man's hair in which it is brushed up high from the forehead
23) scanty (p. 99) adj: lacking in amount, quantity; meager; not adequate
24) nebulous (p. 100) adj: hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
25) remote (p. 102) adj: far apart; far off; distant
Chapter 6
1) transpire (p. 97/103) verb: to occur; happen; take place
2) laudable (p. 97/103) adj: deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable
3) insidious (p. 98/104) adj: attractive or enticing but harmful; intended to entrap
4) meretricious (p. 98/104) adj: alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions
5) ineffable (p. 99/105) adj: Incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable
6) robust (p. 99/105) adj: strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous
7) ramification (p. 99/105) noun: a development or consequence that complicates a situation
8) turgid (p. 99/106) adj: Excessively ornate or complex in style or language
9) repose (p. 100/106) verb: to lie or be at rest, as from work, activity, etc.
10) florid (p. 100/106) adj: reddish; ruddy; rosy
11) debauchee (p. 100/106) noun: a person addicted to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; one given to debauchery.
12) antecedent (p. 101/107) noun: the history, events, characteristics, etc., of one's earlier life
13) ingratiate (p. 101/107) verb: to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, esp. by deliberate effort (usually fol. by with)
14) senile (p. 101/107) adj: showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning
15) perturbed (p. 103/110) adj: disturbed greatly; uneasy; anxious
16) septic (p. 106/112) adj: infected
17) lethargic (p. 106/113) adj: drowsy; sluggish; lazy
18) euphemism (p. 107/114) noun: an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh (ex: “To pass away” is a euphemism for “to die.”)
19) obtrusive (p. 107/114) adj: Tending to push self-assertively forward; brash
20)menagerie (p. 107/114) noun: a collection of wild or unusual animals, or an unusual and varied group of people
21) dilatory (p. 108/115) adj: tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
Chapter 7
1. Trimalchio (p. 113/119)—the lavish host in The Satyricon, a Latin work by Petronius
2. dilatory (p. 113/119)—adj: tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
3. caravansary (p. 114/120)—noun: any large inn or hotel
4. harrowing (p. 114/120)—adj: extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous
5. commutation (p. 115/121)—noun: the act of commuting, as to and from a place of work
6. affront (p. 115/121)—noun: a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of
disrespect; intentional slight; insult
7. croon (p. 117/123)—verb: to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice
8. genial (ly) (p. 118/124)—adj/adv: warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial
9. refuse [REF-yoos] (p. 118/124)—noun (not the verb): something that is discarded as worthless or useless; rubbish; trash; garbage
10. boisterous (ly) (p. 121/127)—adj: rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; unrestrained
11. medium (p. 122/128)—noun: a person through whom the spirits of the dead are alleged to be able to contact the living
12. alight (ed) (p. 124/130)—verb: to encounter or notice something accidentally
13. inviolate (p. 125/131)—adj: free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage
14. precipitate (ly) (p. 125/131)—adj: proceeding rapidly or with great haste
15. tumultuous (p. 126/132)—adj: raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy
16. intermittent (p. 126/133)—adj: Stopping and starting at intervals
17. portentous (p. 127/134)—adj: of momentous or ominous significance; ominously prophetic
18. vicarious (ly) (p. 131/138)—adj: Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another
19. octave (p. 131/139)—noun: in music, a series or range of eight notes
20. rancor (p. 132/139)—noun: bitter resentment or ill will; hatred; malice ** the spelling has changed since Fitzgerald’s time
21. leave in the lurch (p. 134/141)—noun: to leave in an uncomfortable or desperate situation; desert in time of trouble
22. magnanimous (p. 135/142)—adj: generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty
resentfulness or the need to seek retribution
23. presumptuous (p. 135/142)—adj: Going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward; impolitely bold
24. inquest (p. 136/143)—noun: an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
25. expostulation (p. 138/146)—noun: the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
26. laden (p. 138/146)—adj: burdened; loaded down
25. expostulation (p. 138/146)—noun: the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
26. laden (p. 138/146)—adj: burdened; loaded down
27. truculent (p. 140/148)—adj: fierce; cruel; savagely brutal
28. luminosity (p. 142/150)—noun: the quality or condition of radiating or reflecting light
29. rift (p. 144/152)—noun: an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.
Chapter 8
1. indiscernible (p.148/155) adj: impossible to see or understand
2. redolent (p.148/155) adj:1) with a strong, pleasant, or particular scent;
2) suggestive or reminiscent of something
3. ravenous/ravenously (p.149/156) adj./adverb: extremely hungry or greedy for something
4. unscrupulous/unscrupulously (p.149/156) adj/adv: not restrained by moral or ethical principles; dishonest; corrupt
5. stratum (p.149/156) noun: a social class or level of society consisting of people or similar cultural, economic, or educational status
6. whim (p.149/156) noun: a sudden thought, idea, or desire—especially one based on impulse rather than reason
7. Armistice (p.150/158) proper noun: the truce that ended WWI on Nov. 11, 1918
8. sharper (p.152/159) noun: a skillful cheat, especially in gambling
9. day coach (p.153/160) noun: an ordinary railroad passenger car, as distinguished from a sleeping car, parlor car, or other deluxe accommodations
10. vestibule (p.153/160) noun: 1) an enclosed area at the entrance of a railroad car; 2) a small room/hall between an outer door and the main part of the building
11. benediction (p.153/160) noun: 1) an expression or approval of good wishes; 2) a prayer asking for God’s blessing, usually at the end of a service
12. corroborate (p.153/161) verb: to give or represent evidence of the truth of something; to confirm or substantiate
13. ecstatic (p.154/162) adj: 1) showing or feeling great pleasure or delight; 2) completely dominated by an intense emotion
14. cahoots (p.154/162) informal plural noun: questionable collaboration; secret partnership
15. divot (p.155/162) noun: a small lump of grass and earth accidentally dug out of the ground while playing a sport, especially golf
16. tactful (p.155/162) adj: having or showing concern upsetting or offending people; polite; sensitive to the feelings of others
17. garrulous (p.156/163) adj: 1) excessively or pointlessly talkative; 2) using too many words
18. lapped (p.156/164) past tense of verb lap:1) to drink a liquid by scooping into the mouth with the tongue; 2) to flow or splash gently against the surface
19. forlorn (p.159/167) adj: 1) lonely and miserable as though deserted or abandoned; 2) expressing hopelessness and despair
20. pneumatic (p.161/169) adj: 1) operated by compressed air in a tool or machine; 2) filled with compressed air; 3) concerning or involving the soul or spirit
21. fortuitous/fortuitously (p.161/169) adj/adv: 1) happening by accident or chance;
2) lucky or fortunate
22. amorphous (p.161/169) adj: without any clear shape, form, or structure; 2) not obviously belonging to any particular category or type
23. corrugate (p.162/170) verb: to become folded into parallel ridges and channels, or to fold
something—like cardboard—into parallel ridges and channels
24. holocaust (p.162/170) noun: 1) complete mass destruction of any kind; 2) complete consumption by fire—especially of a large number of human beings or animals; 3) a sacrifice totally consumed by fire
Chapter 9
1. adventitious (p. 171/163) – adj: Occurring accidentally or spontaneously
2. racy (p. 171/163) – adj: slightly improper or indelicate
3. pasquinade (p. 171/163) – noun: a satire or lampoon, esp. one posted in a public place
4. deranged (p. 172/164) – adj: driven insane
5. surmise (p. 172/164) – [In the novel surmise is used as a noun, but usually it is used as a verb, so
that is the part of speech we will go with.] Verb: to think or infer without certain or strong
evidence; conjecture; guess
6. superfluous (p. 173/165) – adj: being more than is sufficient or required; excessive
7. addenda (p. 174/166) – (plural of addendum) noun: things to be added; an addition
8. ulster (p. 175/167) – noun: A loose, long overcoat made of heavy, rugged fabric and often belted
9. sparse (p. 175/167) – adj: not thick or dense; thin
10. James J. Hill (p. 176/168) – Railroad tycoon (1838-1916) who lived in St. Paul, Minnesota,
Fitzgerald’s hometown
11. ejaculate (p. 177/169) – verb: to utter suddenly and briefly; exclaim
12. bulbous (p. 179/171) – adj: bulb-shaped; bulging
13. elocution (p. 181/173) – noun: a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public
14. El Greco (p. 185/176) - Greek-born Spanish painter of religious works, such as Christ Stripped of
His Garments (1579) and Assumption (1577), characterized by elongated human figures,
contrasting colors, and deep shadows.
15. sullen (p. 185/176) – adj: showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve
16. lustreless [British spelling; American spelling: lusterless] (p. 185/176) – adj: lacking in brightness,
sparkle, or sheen
17. pander (p. 189/180) – verb: To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or to exploit their
weaknesses
18. aesthetic (p. 189/180) – adj: Of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
19. commensurate (p. 189/180) – adj: corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree; proportionate;
adequate
20. orgastic (p. 189/180) – adj: intense or unrestrained excitement
21. elude (p. 189/180) – verb: to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; to evade
LITERARY ANALYSIS
SPARK NOTES:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHfjpWoZqRA (60 second Review)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cuFzHtpGoM (The Greatness of Gatsby - behind the scenes)
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gatsby/
http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-serious-superficiality-of-the-great-gatsby
http://www.wab.org/filmbook-review-the-great-gatsby/
http://www.shmoop.com/great-gatsby/
http://www.vulture.com/2013/05/schulz-on-the-great-gatsby.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VEQRPm_HyA (THUG NOTES)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw9Au9OoN88 (CRASH COURSE, part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn0WZ8-0Z1Y (CRASH COURSE, part 2)
POETRY - RELATED TO THE NOVEL, THE GREAT GATSBY
POETRY ASSIGNMENT (GREAT GATSBY HW #1) : READ THE POEM "THE FLAPPER", BY DOROTHY PARKER. WRITE A THREE PARAGRAPH LITERARY ANALYSIS ON WHETHER PARKER ADMIRES THE FLAPPER OR IS DISGUSTED BY HER. PROVIDE THREE REASONS FROM THE TEXT (POEM) TO PROVE YOUR POINT.
The great acerbic writer Dorothy Parker wrote this famous ode to the flapper. Now decide whether it was meant as a compliment or an insult.
The Flapper
By Dorothy Parker
The Playful flapper here we see,
The fairest of the fair.
She’s not what Grandma used to be, —
You might say, au contraire.
Her girlish ways may make a stir,
Her manners cause a scene,
But there is no more harm in her
Than in a submarine.
She nightly knocks for many a goal
The usual dancing men.
Her speed is great, but her control
Is something else again.
All spotlights focus on her pranks.
All tongues her prowess herald.
For which she well may render thanks
To God and Scott Fitzgerald.
Her golden rule is plain enough –
��� Just get them young and treat them
Rough.
- DORTHY PARKER
"THE FLAPPER", http://teachmix.com/boostlit/content/flapper-dorothy-parker
The Great Gatsby – Paired Poetry Activity
HW - GREAT GATSBY Poetry Assignment HW #2 (long term assignment, done over the course of a week or two, STUDENTS WILL WORK IN GROUPS): Students will read the three poems below and answer all questions presented at the end of each poem. As you read try to examine how each poem relates to a specific theme, or idea presented in the novel, The Great Gatsby.
POEM 1:
If and When Dreams Come True
You'll find yourself in still water,
Full moon silhouetting the sky.
The long train of desire, having gone,
Pulled out from this quiet pool of shadow,
Will have left you at peace with your hands,
A few flowers moving in the breeze.
There will be music in the wind,
A future found in some alcove of blossoming trees;
Each highway will have driven itself away,
And so you will be left, finally, alone:
Abandoned, even, by any word you've ever cared
to read.
The moon will shine as it always has;
A cool seep will rise from the lake.
-- W.S. Merk
1. What is the dramatic situation of the poem? (What is literally taking place?)
2. What is a possible theme of the poem? Write one line from the poem that you think tells the theme of the poem.
3. What prominent image and or poetic device does the poet use to make his or her point?Give a specific example (s) from the poem to prove this.
4. What is the tone(mood) of the poem at the beginning, at the end, and overall? Give words/lines to support your response.
5. How does this poem relate to The Great Gatsby? Consider the characters and overall themes of the novel. Be specific in your response.
POEM 2:
We Wear the Mask
We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,-
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.
Why should the world be over-wise,
In counting all our tears and sighs?
Nay, let them only see us, while
We wear the mask.
We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
To thee from tortured souls arise.
We sing, but oh the clay is vile
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
But let the world dream other-wise,
We wear the mask!
--Paul Laurence Dunbar
1. What is the dramatic situation of the poem? (What is literally taking place?)
2. What is a possible theme of the poem? Write one line from the poem that you think tells the theme of the poem.
3. What prominent image and or poetic device does the poet use to make his or her point? Give a specific example (s) from the poem to prove this.
4. What is the tone(mood) of the poem at the beginning, at the end, and overall? Give words/lines to support your response.
5. How does this poem relate to The Great Gatsby? Consider the characters and overall themes of the novel. Be specific in your response.
POEM 3:
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Nautre’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold
Her early leafs a flower; (Gatsby relates Daisy to a flower)
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down today.
Nothing gold can stay.
-- ROBERT FROST
1. What is the dramatic situation of the poem? (What is literally taking place?)
2. What is a possible theme of the poem? Write one line from the poem that you think tells the theme of the poem.
3. What prominent image and or poetic device does the poet use to make his or her point? Give a specific example (s) from the poem to prove this.
4. What is the tone(mood) of the poem at the beginning, at the end, and overall? Give words/lines to support your response.
5. How does this poem relate to The Great Gatsby? Consider the characters and overall themes of the novel. How does the color "gold" relate to THE GREAT GATSBY? Be specific in your response.
Psychology of characters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mId34ZoOilA (JAY GATSBY - GETZ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfPdYYsEfAE (Folley pa Duo/ Madness for two)
MUSIC RELATED TO THE GREAT GATSBY
SONG LYRICS
- Lady GAGA – THE FAME MONSTER
I can't help myself
I'm addicted to a life of material
It's some kind of joke
I'm obsessively opposed to the typical
All we care about is runway models
Cadillacs and liquor bottles
Give me something I wanna be
Retro glamor Hollywood, yes, we live for the
Fame, doin' it for the fame
'Cause we wanna live the life of the rich and famous
Fame, doin' it for the fame
'Cause we gotta taste for champagne and endless fortune
Fame, fame, baby, the fame, fame
We live for the fame, fame, baby, the fame, fame
Isn't it a shame, shame, baby? A shame, shame
In it for the fame, fame, baby, the fame, fame
I can see myself in the movies
With my picture in the city lights
Photograph, oh my mind and whatever else
You'd like to shoot you decide
All we care about is pornographic girls
On film and body plastic
Give me something I wanna see
Television and hot blonds in odd positions
Fame, doin' it for the fame
'Cause we wanna live the life of the rich and famous
Fame, doin' it for the fame
'Cause we gotta taste for champagne and endless fortune
Fame, fame, baby, the fame, fame
We live for the fame, fame, baby, the fame, fame
Isn't it a shame, shame, baby? A shame, shame
In it for the fame, fame, baby, the fame, fame
Don't ask me how or why
But I'm gonna make it happen this time
My teenage dream tonight
Yeah, I'm gonna make it happen this time
Fame, doin' it for the fame
'Cause we wanna live the life of the rich and famous
Fame, doin' it for the fame
'Cause we wanna live the life of the rich and famous
Fame, doin' it for the fame
'Cause we gotta taste for champagne and endless fortune
Fame, doin' it for the fame
'Cause we wanna live the life of the rich and famous
Fame, doin' it for the fame
'Cause we gotta taste for champagne and endless for Fame
SONG:
David Bowie - THIS IS NOT AMERICA
Shalalalala
The little piece in me,
Will die
(this is not a miracle)
For this is not America
Promise not to stare,
Too long
(this is not America)
For this is not the miracle
A storm that blew, so pure
For this could be the biggest sky
And I could have the faintest idea
Shalalalala
Shalalalala
This is not
Shalalalala
Falcon spirals to,
The ground
(this could be the biggest sky)
So bloody red, tomorrow's clouds
The little piece in me
Will die
(this could be a miracle)
For this is not America
SONG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsMUxdZGgWI
THE BOSS – THE RIVER
I come from down in the valley where mister when you're young
They bring you up to do like your daddy done
Me and mary we met in high school when she was just seventeen
Wed ride out of that valley down to where the fields were green
Wed go down to the river
And into the river wed dive
Oh down to the river wed ride
Then I got mary pregnant and man that was all she wrote
And for my nineteen birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat
We went down to the courthouse and the judge put it all to rest
No wedding day smiles no walk down the aisle
No flowers no wedding dress
That night we went down to the river
And into the river wed dive
On down to the river we did ride
I got a job working construction for the johnstown company
But lately there aint been much work on account of the economy
Now all them things that seemed so important
Well mister they vanished right into the air
Now I just act like I don't remember, mary acts like she don't care
But I remember us riding in my brothers car
Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir
At night on them banks I'd lie awake
And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
Now those memories come back to haunt me, they haunt me like a curse
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true
Or is it something worse that sends me
Down to the river though I know the river is dry
Down to the river, my baby and i
Oh down to the river we ride
THE BOSS – GLORY DAYS
I had a friend was a big baseball player
Back in high school
He could throw that speedball by you
Make you look like a fool boy
Saw him the other night at this roadside bar
I was walking in, he was walking out
We went back inside sat down had a few drinks
But all he kept talking about was
Chorus:
Glory days well they'll pass you by
Glory days in the wink of a young girl's eye
Glory days, glory days
Well there's a girl that lives up the block
Back in school she could turn all the boy's heads
Sometimes on a friday i'll stop by
And have a few drinks after she put her kids to bed
Her and her husband bobby well they split up
I guess it's two years gone by now
We just sit around talking about the old times,
She says when she feels like crying
She starts laughing thinking about
Chorus
My old man worked 20 years on the line
And they let him go
Now everywhere he goes out looking for work
They just tell him that he's too old
I was 9 nine years old and he was working at the
Metuchen ford plant assembly line
Now he just sits on a stool down at the legion hall
But i can tell what's on his mind
Glory days yeah goin back
Glory days aw he ain't never had
Glory days, glory days
Now i think i'm going down to the well tonight
And i'm going to drink till i get my fill
And i hope when i get old i don't sit around thinking about it
But i probably will
Yeah, just sitting back trying to recapture
A little of the glory of, well time slips away
And leaves you with nothing mister but
Boring stories of glory days
Chorus (repeat twice)
SONG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vQpW9XRiyM
NEIL DIAMOND - AMERICA
Far
We've been travelling far
Without a home
But not without a star
Free
Only want to be free
We huddle close
Hang on to a dream
On the boats and on the planes
They're coming to America
Never looking back again
They're coming to America
Home, don't it seem so far away
Oh, we're travelling light today
In the eye of the storm
In the eye of the storm
Home, to a new and a shiny place
Make our bed, and we'll say our grace
Freedom's light burning warm
Freedom's light burning warm
Everywhere around the world
They're coming to America
Every time that flag's unfurled
They're coming to America
Got a dream to take them there
They're coming to America
Got a dream they've come to share
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
They're coming to America
Today, today, today, today, today
My country 'tis of thee
(Today)
Sweet land of liberty
(today)
Of thee I sing
(today)
Of thee I sing
(today)
SONG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTSLRbm8L9E
LIKE A ROLLING STONE (Character Daisy Buchannan)
SONG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syNLBJ_Lq9E
THE GREAT GATSBY, (HW # 3 MUSIC PROJECT) :
1. USE THE LINK BELOW TO TAKE YOU TO A SITE WHERE YOU WILL COMPARE TWO SONG LYRICS AND READ THE ANALYSIS OF THE SONGS PRESENTED. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE LITERARY ANALYSIS PRESENTED ? IF YES, EXPLAIN WHY YOU BELIEVE THE CRITIC IS CORRECT, OR IF YOU DISAGREE, EXPLAIN WHY. YOU BELIEVE THE ANALYSIS IS INCORRECT. LITERARY ANALYSIS - COMPARE/CONTRAST - SONG LYRICS AS POETRY:
Green Light - John Legend
Give me the green light
Give me just one night
I'm ready to go right now
I'm ready to go right now
I'm ready to go right now
I'm ready to go right now
I see you move, I'm checking your smile
Working your back like it's going out of style
Shake just a little bit faster
Shake just a little now girl
Dying to meet you, so let's mess around
I've got an obsession of us getting down
Come just a little bit closer
I just need permission so just
Give me the green light
Give me just one night
I'm ready to go right now
I'm ready to go right now
We can go all night
Give me the green light
I'm ready to go right now
I'm ready to go right now
I want your green green light
But if it's what it seems like
Then we can get it moving baby
Cause we know it's gonna be right
I'm ready to go right now
I'm ready to go right now
I want your green red light
I wanna see what you dance like
But if I can be your buddy
Help you study and get your head right
I'm ready to go right now
I'm ready to go right now
Do I have a girlfriend... technically no.
If you'll be my girlfriend then I'll make it so
You'll be my only true lover
No competition, no others
Baby it's just the thrill of the chase
But I've got a feeling that I'm winning this race!
Baby I'm in much closer
I just need permission so...
Give me the green light...
Give me just one night.
I'm ready to go right now!
I'm ready to go right now
We can go all night
Give me the green light
I'm ready to go right now
I'm ready to go right now
I want your green green light
But if it's what it seems like
Then we can get it moving baby
Cause we know it's gonna be right
I'm ready to go right now
I'm ready to go right now
http://greatgatsbyproj.weebly.com/song-lyrics.html
Jealous Guy - John Lennon
I was dreaming of the past
And my heart was beating fast
I began to lose control
I began to lose control
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy
I was feeling insecure
You might not love me anymore
I was shivering inside
I was shivering inside
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy
I was trying to catch your eyes
Thought that you was trying to hide
I was swallowing my pain
I was swallowing my pain
I didn't mean to hurt you
I'm sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you
I'm just a jealous guy, watch out
I'm just a jealous guy, look out babe
I'm just a jealous guy
SONG:
| green_light.mp3 | |
| File Size: | 4580 kb |
| File Type: | mp3 |
Poetry/song lyrics Analysis
Jealous Guy
This song is about a man who was in love with a woman and left her. Now he is thinking back on the times and is now regretting what he had done to her and he just wants her back. It is the same situation with Gatsby . Gatsby had left Daisy before and also left her crying when he left. Now he wants her back and is holding it inside of him and wants another chance even though she's married. He can't help it but be jealous.
Green Light
This song is about jealousy because the green light represents jealousy. It is basically asking for one more chance because he had lost the chance. He is jealous of the guy who he lost the girl to and he really needs her right now. He is prepared to make up for what he has done to her but he can't because she is already taken.
HW ASSIGNMENT # 4 - (LONG TERM)
Reading Journals
Students will read independently and in class the novel the GREAT GATSBY
For the next five weeks we will be reading a variety of “texts”—a novel, several
poems, and a some film—that explore the concept of the American dream. Each week you will
be asked to write and submit a journal entry (minimum of 500 words) that has to do with
the particular text that we are discussing in class. You may want to select a passage or a
line within a text and respond to it. Your discussion should include questions, analysis,
reflection, and evaluation. Please keep in mind that your journal entry must have
something to do with the author’s treatment of the American dream, how that sentiment
or belief is represented in today’s society, and, hopefully, how it relates to you. Do not
summarize what you read, rather explain how your vision of the American dream has
expanded or contracted. Remember to include quotations and examples from the texts to
support your ideas.
Since this is a personal, reflective journal, the tone of your writing can be
informal and conversational. The best way to convey your feelings and experiences is
through a first-person narrative. Make sure you fully explore and develop your ideas as
this is what I will be weighting in grading these entries. Please type your entries and
conform to standard format (12-pt., Times New Roman font, double-space). Your name,
class period, and the date should be across the top of your paper. I will try to allow for
you to have some computer lab time on Thursdays so that you may type your entries
then. However, I cannot guarantee that this will always be the case, so please plan ahead.
Entries are due at the beginning of class every Friday.
Finally, please be aware that I am required to share any thoughts or suggestions of
violence, suicide, substance abuse, family abuse, or other harmful behavior with the
school counselors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoHMPuPjbM4 (Music collaboration)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG3EwKUAOzQ (PARTY SCENE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8wtDY6TZgc (Epic Party Scene)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVHU_YWV3e4 (YOUNG & BEAUTIFUL)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVzVIX9V2fo (MAD WORLD)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozkOhXmijtk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_MgnVlEJ2M The Great Gatsby - Filter - Happy Together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lThFoBtDHGU&list=PLC85E85229B2FC016 (Renegade Swing – Choo Choo Boogie DJ Electro Swingable - mashup)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxQWckbhVTU (Beyonce Feat Andre 3000 - Back to Black Official Version (The Great Gatsby)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXLAHlgdYco (A Little Party Never Killed Nobody)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG2XVUVQ2WY (TRAILER)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukgJDXbD89A (TRAILER #2)
THEMES
https://www.nytimes.com/books/00/12/24/specials/fitzgerald-gatsby.html
WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
ESSAY
Great Gatsby Essay #1
In a five paragraph expository essay, explain how the three deaths which occur in the novel, are the result of a tragic love triangle. Also, explain who do you think was responsible for each death and why?
Possible love triangles in the novel:
(An asterisk * before the name of the character indicates they are dead by the end of the novel.)
LOVE TRIANGLE # 1
Daisy Buchanan
/ \
*Jay Gatsby ---- Tom Buchanan
LOVE TRIANGLE # 2
*Myrtle Wilson
/ \
Tom Buchanan ----- *George Wilson
Alternate Endings To The Novel -
Rewrite the ending of the novel, use the suggestions provided or come up with your own alternate ending to the novel.
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REWRITE THE ENDING TO THE NOVEL, THE GREAT GATSBY. BEGIN AT THE PART IN THE NOVEL WHERE MYRTLE AND GEORGE WILSON ARE FIGHTING. GEORGE HAS FOUND OUT THAT MYRTLE HAS BEEN HAVING AN AFFAIR. WRITE DIALOGUE BETWEEN MYRTLE AND GEORGE ABOUT THIS CONFLICT:
(HOW WOULD THE STORY CHANGE IF MYRTLE TOLD HER HUSBAND THAT SHE WAS HAVING THE AFFAIR WITH TOM BUCHANNAN? MIGHT GEORGE KILL HIS WIFE, MYRTLE? MIGHT GEORGE KILL TOM BUCHANNAN? MIGHT TOM AND MYRTLE RUN AWAY TOGEATHER? HOW WOULD THESE EVENTS CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE STORY? EXPLAIN.
2. WHILE IN NEW YORK CITY, TOM BUCHANNAN HAS FOUND OUT THAT GATSBY AND DAISY ARE HAVING AN AFFAIR.
(WHAT IF DAISY DECIDED THAT SHE WANTED A DIVORCE AND CHOOSE JAY GATSBY AS HER NEW HUSBAND? WHAT MIGHT TOM DO? MIGHT GATSBY AND TOM BUCHANNAN FIGHT? WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE OUTCOME? WHAT IF DAISY HITS HER HUSBAND, TOM WITH A LAMP AND HE FALLS UNCONSCIOUS TO THE FLOOR? WHAT WOULD DAISY, GATSBY, NICK, AND JORDAN BAKER DO? EXPLAIN.)
ALTERNATE ENDINGS OF THE GREAT GATSBY
HW ASSIGNMENT # 6
HOW MIGHT YOU WRITE AN ALTERNATE ENDING TO THE NOVEL. HOW WOULD YOU CHANGE THE CHARACTERS OR PLOT FOR AN ALTERNATE ENDING?
REVIEW THE THREE SITES BELOW AND SEE HOW THE DIRECTOR OF THE FILM DECIDED TO CHANGE THE WAY THE FILM WAS PRESENTED.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8M4ITS7z3Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgVuhqUBzTg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggK6JmTraT8 (DELETED SCENES NICK & JORDAN)
RESEARCH OF THE TIMES, CULTURE & AMERICAN DREAM
http://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/great-gatsby-prohibition-fitzgerald/
GATSBY PROJECT
https://www.d.umn.edu/~lmillerc/TeachingEnglishHomePage/TeachingUnits/GreatGatsby-Rudek.htm
GATSBY GAME
"In teaching others we teach ourselves" - Proverb
LESSON PLAN : Create a Storyboard
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Student Activities for The Great Gatsby Includes:
Student Created Plot Diagrams of The Great Gatsby!
Character Map for The Great Gatsby
Visually Depict and Explain Key Themes, Symbols, or Motifs in The Great Gatsby
Depicting Literary Conflict in The Great Gatsby
LESSON PLAN - READING PROJECT
http://reading.cornell.edu/reading_project_06/gatsby/great_gatsby_resources.htm
Have Fun!
HW - PLOT DIAGRAM # 5 - Students will work at home, as well as some in class instruction - on creating diagrams that relate to the novel, THE GREAT GATSBY - PLOT DIAGRAM
The Great Gatsby - Plot Diagram EXAMPLE:
