Setting
The fictional wealthy area where Gatsby lives.
What is West Egg?
Who is Jay Gatsby?
Gatsby’s real name before renaming himself.
Who is James Gatsby?
This glowing object across the water represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams.
What is the Green Light?
This theme shows that chasing success and wealth doens’t always lead to happiness.
What is the failure of the American Dream?
This setting reinforces the theme of emptiness beneath glamour.
What is Gatsby’s party?
This character says, “I’m one of the few honest people that I have ever known.”
Who is Nick Carraway?
This character uses power and wealth to control others and avoid consequences.
Who is Tom Buchanan?
Gatsby’s mansion represents this idea about his identity.
What is his attempt to appear wealthy and important?
Gatsby represents this idea by trying to relive his past with Daisy Buchanan.
What is the impossibility of recreating the past?
The industrial waste land between NYC and Long Island.
What is Valley of Ashes?
This character said, “I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world.”
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
This character’s voice is described as “full of money.”
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
The color white, often associated with Daisy Buchanan, symbolizes.
What Is false purity/emptiness?
This theme is shown when rich characters like Tom Buchanan act without consequences.
What is the carelessness of the wealthy/moral decay?
This real city is where the characters escape for parties and conflicts.
What is New York City?
Who is Myrtle Wilson?
This minor character reveals Gatsby‘s past connection to crime organizations.
The green light evolves to represent this abstract idea by the end.
What is the unattainable dream?
Gatsby’s life shows this theme because his identity is built on illusions.
What is appearances vs. reality?
The physical distance between Gatsby’s home and Daisy’s represents this deeper idea.
What is the emotional and social gap between them?
This character said, “God sees everything.”
Who is George Wilson?
This character’s grief highlights the illusion vs. reality of Gatsby’s life.
Who is Henry C. Gatz/Gatsby’s Father?
Gatsby reaching toward the green light symbolizes this action.
What is striving for an impossible future?
This theme is show through the divide between old and new money.
What is class inequality?