Symbols
Characters
Quote ID
Themes
Setting
100
Color that symbolizes hopelessness and poverty
What is grey
100
The narrator of the book
Who is Nick Carraway
100
"Old Sport"
Who is Jay Gatsby
100
The reason for people "loving" each other
What is money
100
Old Aristocracy
What is East Egg
200
Gatsby reaches for this across the bay; It is a symbol for the American dream
What is the green light
200
Tom's mistress
Who is Myrtle Wilson
200
"He had one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life."
Who is Nick Carraway
200
Satirized a number of times throughout the book, especially at Gatsby's parties, and on the night of Nick's experience with a man
What is the consumption of alcohol
200
Inhabited by newly rich individuals
What is West Egg
300
Symbolizes God and religion
What is Dr. T. J. Eckleberg
300
Rigged the 1919 World Series
Who is Meyer Wolfshiem
300
"I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Who is Daisy Buchanan
300
Daisy symbolizes this for Gatsby; could be considered the overall theme of the book
What is The American Dream
300
Represents poverty and hopelessness
What is the Valley of Ashes
400
Color that symbolizes death
What is yellow
400
Astonished by Gatsby's real books
Who is Owl Eyes
400
"It’s a great advantage not to drink among hard-drinking people."
Who is Jordan Baker
400
Critiqued and satirized throughout the book through instances of adultery and deception
What is marriage
400
The state is Nick originally from
What is Minnesota
500
Gatsby almost knocks this over, symbolizing his inability to repeat the past
What is the clock
500
Freeloader who is always at Gatsby's mansion, but does not attend his funeral. Calls Nick about a pair of tennis shoes he left at Gatsby's mansion.
Who is Klipspringer
500
“Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.”
Who is Meyer Wolfshiem
500
A theme very visible in Tom's chauvinistic attitude
What is gender differences and roles
500
City where Nick and Tom received their college education
Where is New Haven, CT
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