Gatsby Characters
Gatsby Symbolism
Vocabulary
Namesake Plot
Namesake Characters
100

She is Nick's cousin.

Who is Daisy Buchanan?

100

This represents the unattainable dream.

What is the green light?

100

Heavy-set; fat

What is "corpulent"?

100

This is what Ashoke refers to as the first miracle of his life.

What is surviving the train crash?

100

Gogol's sister.

Who is Sonia?

200

A resident of the Valley of Ashes, his wife cheated on him with Tom Buchanan.

Who is George Wilson?

200

This is associated with femininity, innocence, and Daisy.

What is the color white?

200

the state of being widely known

What is "notoriety"?

200

This is the reason for the delay in naming Ashoke and Ashima's first child.

What is they were waiting for the letter from Ashima's grandmother which contained the name.

200

Moushumi's lover.

Who is Dimitri Desjardins?

300

She was described as "incurably dishonest."

Who is Jordan Baker?

300

This represents the loss of faith and/or an all-seeing God.

What are the eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleberg?

300

Apparently attractive but having no real value or integrity.

What is "meretricious"?

300

What Gogol reached for during the "annaprasan" ceremony.

What is nothing?

300

They are the three women with whom Gogol has romantic relationships.

Who are Ruth, Maxine, and Moushumi.

400

This business associate of Gatsby's fixed the 1919 World Series.

Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?

400

This represents hypermasculinity, aggressiveness, and is associated with Tom Buchanan.

What is the color red?

400
To express disapproval to someone

What is "reproach"?

400

Ashoke's favorite story by Nikolai Gogol.

What is "The Overcoat"?

400

Maxine's parents.

Who are Gerald and Lydia?

500

He was Gatsby's mentor when he was younger.

Who is Dan Cody?

500

Fitzgerald uses this symbol to represent Gatsby's anxiousness about reuniting with Daisy.

What is rain?

500

Behaving or appearing as if one is superior to others.

What is "supercilious"?

500
Ashima accidentally leaves these on the train in Cambridge.

What are bags of gifts for her family in India?

500

The girl with whom Gogol shares his first kiss.

Who is Ruth?

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