Nick Carraway
What business did Nick decide to do the summer of 1922?
Stocks and bonds
Where does Daisy live and who does she live with?
East Egg, husband, Tom Buchanan
How does Tom know Nick Carraway?
Went to Yale together
What egg is across the bay?
West Egg
What Egg is across the bay?
Which Egg is more "fashionable" according to Nick?
East Egg
Exactly, how does Daisy know Nick Carraway?
What are some of Tom's traits?
Arrogant, strong, rich, touch, misogynistic
What state of America is East Egg in?
New York
What kind of money resides here?
New money
What college did Nick graduate from, and what year did he graduate?
Yale, New Haven, 1915
How old is Daisy's daughter and how old is she?
Pam, 3
What does Tom think about Jordan and her family?
Her family shouldn't let her run around the country
What kind of money do the people of East Egg have?
Old money, inheritance
Where is West Egg located?
Long Island, New York
How long did Nick's father finance him and what was Nick's family like?
One year, old money, prominent, well-to-do people
What does Daisy want her child to be?
A beautiful little fool.
What does Tom have to show that he's successful?
A wife and child, horses, a big house on the water, a large garden, butlers
How does Nick describe East Egg?
Fashionable, white palaces, glittery
The, "less fashionable of the two."
What were Nick's aspirations before becoming a bond man?
To become an author
Daisy shows her black and blue hand. What exactly was hurt, who was responsible and how did she react?
her finger; Tom "that's what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great big hulking physical speciman of a-"
What book was Tom reading that revealed him as prejudiced?
The Rise of the Coloured Empires by Goddard
What are the social values of people who live in East Egg?
Elitist, mean spirited, corrupt, materialistic
What are the social values that people of West Egg may have?