Character: Jay Gatsby (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Gatsby's birth name
Gatsby's birth name
James Gatz
Term: character whose name appears in book title
Term: character whose name appears in book title
Eponymous character
Year the novel takes place
Year the novel takes place
1922
Term for new money (built own fortune)
Term for new money (built own fortune)
Nouveau riche
Where Tom & Daisy live (old money)
Where Tom & Daisy live (old money)
East Egg
Where Gatsby lives (new money)
Where Gatsby lives (new money)
West Egg
Symbol at end of Daisy's dock
Symbol at end of Daisy's dock
Green light
1920s law banning alcohol
1920s law banning alcohol
Prohibition
Suspected source of Gatsby's wealth
Suspected source of Gatsby's wealth
Illegal alcohol distribution/bootlegging
Years since Gatsby & Daisy first met
Years since Gatsby & Daisy first met
Five years
Gatsby's state despite hosting parties
Gatsby's state despite hosting parties
Fundamentally alone/isolated
What Gatsby's car is called after killing Myrtle
What Gatsby's car is called after killing Myrtle
Death car
How Nick describes Gatsby's personality
How Nick describes Gatsby's personality
Unbroken series of successful gestures
Gatsby's defining quality (Nick's description)
Gatsby's defining quality (Nick's description)
Extraordinary gift for hope
Who attends Gatsby's funeral
Who attends Gatsby's funeral
Only a handful of people (Daisy doesn't attend)