“Finest specimens of human molars”
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
Gatsby does this because he is nervous about meeting Daisy.
What is knock the clock off the mantle?
This represents Daisy, just out of reach.
What is the green light (at the end of the dock)?
Gatsby says he went to this college.
What is Oxford?
This is Jay Gatsby's birth name.
What is James Gatz?
"Who is this Gatsby anyhow? [...] Some big bootlegger?"
Who is Tom Buchanan?
This is how long Daisy and Gatsby are separated before they meet again.
What is five years?
This represents lost time.
What is the falling clock?
Gatsby claims he is from this city in the "Midwest."
What is San Francisco?
This is who introduced Gatsby to the wealthy lifestyle.
Who is Dan Cody?
“Are you in love with me, [...] or why did I have to come alone?"
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
Daisy cries over this the day before her wedding.
What is a mysterious letter?
These cause Daisy to cry, symbolizing the life she could have had with Gatsby.
What are Gatsby's silk shirts?
This is what Gatsby tells Nick about his family.
This is what Gatsby ultimately believes he can do.
What is repeat the past?
"I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad thing that happened to me."
Who is Jay Gatsby?
This is the tone of Gatsby and Daisy's reunion before Nick leaves his house.
What is awkward?
This represents Gatsby's emotions while meeting Daisy -- first gloomy and down, then "literally glowing."
What is the weather?
Gatsby shows Nick a medal of honor awarded by this country.
What is Montenegro?
This woman stole Gatsby's inheritance.
Who is Dan Cody's mistress, Ella Kaye?
“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired.”
Who is Nick Carraway?
This is what Gatsby believes Daisy is going to do in Chapter 6.
What is leave Tom to be with Gatsby?
This symbolizes the extreme wealth and materialism of the upper class and is described as "swollen," "monstrous," with a "labyrinth of windshields."
What is Gatsby's car?
It's rumored that this person is Gatsby's second cousin.
Who is the devil?
This is why James Gatz changed his name.
What is to escape from his old life and social class?