Gatsby
Gatsby functions as a cultural shorthand for extravagant wealth deployed in pursuit of status or romantic obsession, drawn from F.
Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel.
A Gatsby party is lavish and theatrical; a Gatsby figure is someone who reinvents themselves through money: He threw Gatsby-level parties hoping she'd notice.
In computing, Gatsby is a React-based framework for building websites.
Patronymic from Gerald
American Dream · tragedy · modernism · roaring twenties · classic · prose · symbolism · unreliable narrator
Masculine given name
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
- self-madeSuccessful through own efforts
obsessive · romantic · tragic hero · reinvention · longing · facade · Daisy · West Egg
Twenties unconventional young woman
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
- mansionLarge, stately home
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- glitterDecorative metallic flecks
gold · parties · lavish · speakeasy · extravagance · wealth · glamour · elegance
- filmMovie or coating
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
Redford · Mia Farrow · Broadway · musical · casting · Hollywood · remake · interpretation
Celebration with unified motif
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- headbandForehead-worn fabric strip
- costume partyEvent with themed attire
- New Year's EveAnnual December celebration night
invitation · prohibition era · vintage · photo booth · centerpiece · decorations · dress code · Pinterest
Fitzgerald
Patronymic from Gerald
Nick · American Dream · tragedy · modernism · roaring twenties · classic · prose · symbolism · unreliable narrator · Scribner
Jay
Masculine given name
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
self-made · obsessive · romantic · tragic hero · reinvention · longing · facade · Daisy · West Egg · nouveau riche
flapper
Twenties unconventional young woman
glitter · gold · parties · lavish · speakeasy · extravagance · wealth · glamour · elegance · chandelier
DiCaprio
- filmMovie or coating
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- costumeClothing for portrayal
Redford · Mia Farrow · cinematography · Broadway · musical · casting · Hollywood · remake · interpretation · screen
themed party
Celebration with unified motif
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- headbandForehead-worn fabric strip
- costume partyEvent with themed attire
New Year's Eve · invitation · prohibition era · vintage · photo booth · centerpiece · decorations · dress code · Pinterest · aesthetic
- literary charactersSherlock Holmes, Scout Finch, Elizabeth Bennet, Macbeth, Huck Finn
- literary loversRomeo, Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Lancelot and Guinevere, Heathcliff
- Literary surnamesDarcy, Copperfield, Twist
- Modern LiteratureHemingway, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Joyce, Woolf
- Fictional RichBruce Wayne, Tony Stark, Scrooge McDuck, Richie Rich, Lex Luthor
- Lost GenerationLost Generation, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, expatriates, Jazz Age
GatsbyTom Buchanan
Daisy Buchanan · blue blood · patrician · landed gentry · Nick Carraway
GatsbyTom Buchanan
cynic · pragmatist · realist · disenchanted · world-weary
Gatsbyauthentic self
One's genuine identity
genuine article · unpretentious · what you see is what you get · unvarnished · plain-spoken
- The Great GatsbyTwenties novel about obsession
- Great GatsbyEnigmatic 1920s protagonist
- Jay Gatsby