Chapter 5
What is the first location of Gatsby and Daisy's meeting?
Nick's house
Who was the rich man that was Gatsby's mentor?
Dan Cody
What is the climactic event in chapter 7?
Myrtle is hit by a car
Who is Tom having an affair with?
Myrtle Wilson
What is Gatsby reaching for at the end of chapter 1?
The green light
What is a big motif (idea that repeats in a story) in this chapter? Hint: It has to do with Gatsby knocking something off a mantel and a response to Daisy
time
What was one of Gatsby's jobs before he met his mentor?
janitor, salmon fisher, clam digger
What are two reasons that Tom is unhappy this chapter?
Daisy is in love with Gatsby, he has no control, Myrtle planned to move away, Myrtle dies
Who runs over Myrtle Wilson?
Daisy
What might the Eyes of TJ Eckleburg represent?
What might the green light represent?
Gatsby's past with Daisy that he's been reaching for
How do Daisy and Tom view the people of West Egg?
they think they are corrupt and look down on them
What place are they at in NYC when Tom confronts Gatsby?
The Plaza Hotel
Name two people who live in West Egg
Nick and Gatsby
While the rest of his mansion is lavish, what does Gatsby's simple, plain bedroom represent?
His true self underneath the public performance
Daisy cries over the shirts and says, "It makes me sad because I've never seen such beautiful shirts" (Fitzgerald 8). What is she really crying over?
She realizes all the years could have been spent with Gatsby instead of Tom
What structural techniques does Fitzgerald use to create tension within dialogue this chapter?
short and choppy lines, characters interrupting each other
What event in chapter 3 was foreshadowing for the climactic event in chapter 7?
The drunk driving crash with Owl Eyes
What character is typically portrayed wearing white? What might this stand for?
Daisy
purity, innocence, angelic, high status
What does the absence of the green light represent?
The loss of Gatsby's dream, tragedy, realizing that the past is gone and they cannot turn back time
What is the significance of the line, "possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever"?
Gatsby is physically with Daisy now and does not have to keep yearning/chasing her
What is the big theme in this chapter?
You cannot relive the past
focus on the present
What is the significance of Nick realizing it is his 30th birthday?
a sudden awakening, grounding him in reality, a "decade of loneliness", time cannot be stopped, death of euphoria/romanticism/youth
Why does Nick choose to reveal Gatsby's true history at the beginning of Chapter 6 rather than when he actually learned it?
He wants to clear up rumors, but also protect Gatby's legacy
How does Fitzgerald utilize the weather as a symbol in chapter 5?
first it is raining (mirroring the tension), then it is sunny (Gatsby and Daisy warming to each other), then it starts storming again (foreshadowing negativity)