Where am I?
I am at the home of the social elite. Here, the inhabitants talk about the butler's nose and enjoy the privileges of wealth and status but are surprisingly unhappy and restless.
Where is East Egg?
This character learns a sad, invaluable lesson and returns to the Middle West after losing a friend.
Who is Nick?
The author of The Great Gatsby.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
I can hear the train passing and see a giant faded billboard. One of the inhabitants of this location believes this billboard is the god staring down on a desolate wasteland.
Where is the Valley of Ashes?
This is the climax of The Great Gatsby, revealing the theme that you cannot relives the past as time causes incredible, surmountable changes.
What is the confrontation in New York City where Daisy cannot say that she never loved Tom?
This is the color of Daisy's car when she lives in Louisville and the color of her dress when Nick first meet her.
What is white?
I am in a newly constructed mansion on the Long Island sound. Here, the inhabitant impress the world with his metalic colored clothing choices and expensive shirts.
Where is West Egg?
Owl-Eye's shock at the authenticity of the books on the library shelf reveal this theme.
What is appearances vs. reality?
This character is reduced to roadkill, showing the way that the wealthy and elite careless use and hurt those in the lower classes.
Who is Myrtle?
I am in a room with red and gold books that whisper that they know the secrets of Midas and JP Morgan. Here, inhabitants reluctantly host tea parties for hopeful, but sadly tragic, reunions.
Where is Nick Carraway's bungalow?
What is the American Dream?
This character is a terrible driver, but this character doesn't care because other people will drive carefully.
Who is Jordan?
I am in a hotel where Gatsby tries to convince Daisy that she never loved Tom, hoping to reclaim the past he and Daisy had in Louisville, Kentucky five years previously.
Where is the Plaza Hotel, New York City?
The clock that Gatsby nearly knocked when Daisy first arrives at tea supports this theme.
What is the desire to recapture the past?
It is for this reason that Nick identifies as “the casual watcher” in the darkening street.
What is he is both a participant and an observer; he is both inside and out?