Chpt.3-4: The Great Gatsby, Glitter and Illusion

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Across
  1. 5. Contrast between Gatsby’s opulence and emptiness.
  2. 8. Objects stand for deeper meanings (green light, colors, cars).
  3. 9. Lies and false appearances in society and relationships.
  4. 12. Excess shown at Gatsby’s gatherings.
  5. 16. Fleeting nature of pleasure and spectacle.
  6. 17. Uncertainty about Gatsby’s past and motives.
  7. 20. The moral decay beneath luxury.
  8. 21. Gatsby’s reinvention from James Gatz.
Down
  1. 1. Theme of reckless pleasure-seeking at Gatsby’s parties.
  2. 2. Skeptical attitude toward romance, morality, and society.
  3. 3. Gatsby’s loneliness amid the crowd.
  4. 4. Decline beneath glamour and wealth.
  5. 6. Theme of ambition, wealth, and eventual disillusionment.
  6. 7. Hints at Gatsby’s eventual downfall.
  7. 10. Party guests described with exaggerated, mocking detail.
  8. 11. Nick begins realizing Gatsby is different from his guests.
  9. 13. Gatsby’s parties symbolize the shallow performance of wealth.
  10. 14. Recurring imagery (colors, rumors, secrecy).
  11. 15. The false reality Gatsby creates to pursue his dream.
  12. 18. Outward appearance that hides inner truth.
  13. 19. Guests admire wealth but ignore the man behind it.