Characters
What is Gatsby’s first name?
Jay
This symbolizes Gatsby’s hopes with Daisy
The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock
Where does the narrator live?
West-Egg
In what time period/year is the story set in?
1920’s/Jazz Age
What is the narrators name?
Nick Carraway
This symbolizes social inequality and the other side of the extravagant parts of the 1920’s
The valley of ashes
What is are examples of a lack of morals among the rich of this story?
Tom’s affair, party guests behavior, their entitlement and use of wealth to avoid consequence.
What is the name of the girl that Gatsby is trying to impress
Daisy Buchanan
What are the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg and what do they symbolize?
It is the abandoned billboard in the valley of ashes with two big eyes. They call it like the “eyes of god”
This is where the Wilson’s live. It is described as desolate.
The Valley of Ashes
Why is there secret drinking at Gatsby’s parties?
This is the time of the Prohibition(ban on alcohol).
What is the name of Tom’s mistress?
Myrtle Wilson
What is the difference between the Egg’s?
West: Gatsby, self-made wealth, “new money”
East: Tom, generational wealth, “old money”
What is the symbolism to the calls from “Chicago”?
Gatsby’s mystery and ties to ”other activities”.
Why else would Gatsby host these parties?
So he can find and live his “American Dream”