| Greed |
| Symbolism- green light, the eyes |
| Pretending to be a fool- Daisy thinks the best thing to be in life is a “fool” |
| Reliable/unreliable- It is up for debate whether Nick is a reliable or unreliable narrator |
| Hopeless Romantic- Gatsby’s death is caused by the fact that he was a hopeless romantic |
| Irony- Wolfsheim says Gatsby would never so much as look at a friends wife |
| Perception |
| mystery |
| Glitz and glam |
| foreshadow- “Pale as death” when reuniting with Daisy |
| glorification |
| perfection-Daisy represents perfection |
| rich- West Egg and East Egg represent the rich living |
| Poor- The Valley of Ashes is the poor part of New York |
| Infidelity- Tom cheats on Daisy with Myrtle and Daisy cheats on Tom with Gatsby |
| Ignore reality |
| Hypocrite- Tom is very much a hypocrite |
| False hope- Daisy gives Gatsby false hope that she may one day leave Tom for him |
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