Allusions in The Great Gatsby

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Allusions in The Great Gatsby

Allusions - An allusion in literature is an indirect or implied reference to a well-known event, person,

book). place, or thing. Look up (online) and write down what these allusions are (in real life outside of the

Topic

Who/What/Where is this?

Saturday Evening Post

The S.E.P. is a historic American

Magazine that involues Benjamin Franklin.

It's famous for its iconic covers by

Norman Rockwell. published in 1821.

John D. Rockefeller

J.D.R. was an American business

Magnate who founded the standard

Oil company, becoming one of the

wealthiest People in history in the oil ind.

Versailles

A former royal residience near

Paris,France.

Argonne Forest

A hilly woodland region in

northeastern France, famous for deadly

neuse-Argome offensive during WW/-

Montenegro

A Small, Mountal nous country

in southeastern Europe's Balkan

Peninsula Known for its Adviatic coastline

World Series 1919

8 Chicago white Sox players gambeled

and bet for them to lose, and 10st

on purpose, which led to them losing.

Kaiser Wilhelm

one of the most important leaders

in German history. Also, he was the last

German Empreror, and King of prussia,

Trimalchio

A wealthy vulgariand ostantations

freedman from Petvonius's first-century

Roman novel, the Satyricon.

Plaza Hotel

Mainly known for the NY one,is

known for its royalty parties, iconic

luxury, prime locahor, and is in the

film Home Alone 2.

Gilda Gray

A Dolish-American dancer and actress

Who made the dance called the "Shimy"

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