The Great Gatsby Chapter 5

Ch. 5 Vocabulary Vestige: (pg.89) (noun) Vestige is an elegant word. It's all about shadows, and gives us a way to talk about traces or reminders of something that has disappeared or is disappearing. Exultation: (pg.89) (noun) "Woohoo!" That's an expression you might shout in exultation or extreme happiness. On New Year's Eve, Times Square is bursting with exultation as people shout and sing joyfully to ring in the new year.

Ch. 5 Discussion Questions Group 1: Why does Gatsby deliver so many goods and services to Nick’s house? Group 2: Why do you think Gatsby offers Nick work? What kind of “work” do you think it might be? How does Nick feel about this? Group 3: Describe Gatsby’s emotional state when he sees Daisy again. Group 4: Why do you think Daisy cries when she sees Gatsby’s shirts? What makes you think that?

Ch. 5 Discussion Questions Group 5: How does the meaning of the green light change now? Group 6: Why does Gatsby get so many phone calls? What does this say about him? Group 7: As the chapter ends, what do you think about Gatsby’s feelings for Daisy. Is he in love with her, or the idea of her?

The Great Gatsby Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Vocabulary Laudable: (pg.97) (adj) Use the word laudable to describe something that deserves praise or admiration. Initiative: (pg.97) (noun) Initiative is all about taking charge. An initiative is the first in a series of actions. Initiative can also mean a personal quality that shows a willingness to get things done and take responsibility. An initiative is the start of something, with the hope that it will continue. Insidious: (pg.98) (adj) If something is slowly and secretly causing harm, it's insidious — like the rumors no one seems to listen to until suddenly someone's reputation is ruined.

Chapter 6 Vocabulary Meretricious: (pg.98) (adj) Have you ever heard the phrase "fake it until you make it"? That is advice that encourages you to be meretricious, pretending to be something you aren't, like the meretricious flaunting of gigantic fake diamond earrings, pretending they are real — and that you can afford them. Turbulent: (pg.99) (adj) Turbulent means chaotic, disordered, characterized by conflict. A time of war is a turbulent time for a country. If your family moves and your parents get divorced, you might call that a turbulent period in your history.

Chapter 6 Vocabulary Ineffable: (pg.99) (adj) When you find something hard to express or difficult to pin down, it's ineffable. You could call something "indescribable", but it wouldn't be quite the same as calling it ineffable. An ineffable feeling, for example, has an almost ghostly quality. You can almost touch it, but it slips away just before you do. The bubbles in a glass of champagne have an ineffable joy to them. The sense of sadness that you feel watching certain TV commercials is often ineffable: you simply can't explain it. Ingratiate: (pg.101) (verb) To ingratiate is to make obvious efforts to gain someone's favor, in other words — to kiss up to someone.

Chapter 6 Vocabulary Menagerie (pg.107) (noun) A menagerie is a collection of live animals that people visit, study, or keep as pets. Dilatory: (pg.108) (adj) Something dilatory creates a delay. If you are a high school student, once in a while you might have used dilatory tactics if you forgot to do your homework.

Chapter 6: Discussion Questions Group 1: How truthful was Gatsby when he told his life story to Nick? Why do you think Fitzgerald tell the story of Jay Gatz now? Group 2: Describe the meeting between Tom and Gatsby. What does this meeting reveal about them and their “place” in the social classes? Group 3: What is ironic about Tom’s comment that “women run around too much these days” (pg.103) Group 4: Why didn’t Tom or Daisy enjoy Gatsby’s party?

Chapter 6: Discussion Questions Group 6: How did Gatsby measure the success of his party? Group 7: When Nick told Gatsby, “You can’t repeat the past,” Gatsby replied, “Why of course you can!” Do you agree with Nick or Gatsby? Why?