Great Gatsby
Desolate-empty and abandon
Solemn- serous or taking seriously
01/27/17
Pg. 25 it explains how empty the city is and it also talks about a guy and explains how his surroundings
Pg. 26 tom asked out Wilson's wife on a date basically in front of him and insulted him to another person
Interpose-
Ectoplasm-fancy word for ghost
Vigorously-
01/31/25
Fiction is the lie that tells the truth
Displacement- out of place
Anachronism- out of time
Quotations can be used for sarcasm & irony
02/1/17
Triumphantly-
Belasco-
Sympathizing
Malevolence
02/3/17
Caterwauling
She was in incurable dishonest
"Everyone suspects himself at least one of the cardinals virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known"
02/14/17
Wonder
Guilt by association- if a person is one way and you're friends w them, they influence you
02/15/17
Good- he throws party's for people to have company not because he actually enjoys having them
Good- tries to be with one lady only and rejects every other one for her
Good- he built himself up and worked hard to have what he has now
Bad- he only thinks of himself when he tries to be close to daisy and doesn't worry about her kids or their marriage
Bad- he spends all that money that can be spent on other helpful causes
Bad-he doesn't move on and let himself be happy as if he's punishing himself for not having a human that has her own life to be worrying about
