Characters
Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?
Nick (Carraway)
Where are Nick, Daisy, and Tom originally from?
Chicago
What theme is represented by Daisy's statement: "You see I think everything's terrible anyhow...Everybody thinks so..."?
Wealth does not bring happiness
What does the color gray represent, as in the Valley of Ashes?
bereft of life, hope, interest
The telephone rings at the Buchanans during lunch
Nick finds out about Tom's affair with Myrtle
Who is Nick's cousin?
Daisy Buchanan
Where does Nick live in the summer of 1922?
West Egg, Long Island
What theme is represented by Tom's anger at Wilson's question about Tom's agent?
Money is Power: those with it get to manipulate and abuse those without
What might the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg represent?
G-d watching over everything; failure of capitalism
Myrtle repeatedly says Daisy's name
Tom breaks her nose
Who played college football and became a star football player?
Tom Buchanan
Where do Daisy and Tom live?
East Egg, LI
What theme is represented by Myrtle's statement: "I told that boy about the ice...these people! You have to keep after them all the time!"
People will take any opportunity they have to look down on others beneath them.
What does the preoccupation with drinking alcohol represent?
escape from reality due to unhappiness with reality.
Nick is invited to Gatsby's party
Nick learns about Gatsby's history with Daisy
Who is Tom's mistress?
Myrtle Wilson
Where do the Wilson's live?
In the Valley of Ashes, at the junction that separates the roads to East and West Egg
What theme is represented by the dissension and arguments at the end of Gatsby's party?
money doesn't ensure happiness
What does the color yellow represent?
fake wealth (put on or mimicked)
Catherine tells Nick that because Daisy is a Catholic, she and Tom cannot get divorced
Nick realizes that Tom has lied to Myrtle about wanting to marry her and placed the blame for his not marrying Myrtle on Daisy
Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
Where did Nick meet Tom?
at Yale (New Haven, CT)
What theme is represented by Gatsby's staring across the bay at the green flashing light?
unfulfilled hopes and dreams
What is represented by Gatsby's calling everyone "Old Sport"?
he doesn't personalize anyone...also putting on airs of old wealth
Jordan Baker leaves a car with its top down out in the rain then lies about having done so
Nick recalls that she is "incurably dishonest" and lets the reader know about the golf scandal at which she supposedly moved her ball out of a bad spot (cheated). He realizes he is the only truly honest guy he knows.