very very sus
This is what Gatsby wants Daisy to tell Tom.
That she never loved him.
Who attends Gatsby's funeral (aside from Nick)
Henry Gatz, Owl Eyes
Who is the speaker:
"After Gatsby’s death the East was haunted for me like that, distorted beyond my eyes’ power of correction. So when the blue smoke of brittle leaves was in the air and the wind blew the wet laundry stiff on the line I decided to come back home."
Nick
What are at least two elements of Gatsby's "American Dream?"
wealth, recognition, Daisy
Wolfsheim's reason for not attending Gatsby's funeral:
he doesn't want to get "mixed up" in what Gatsby might have been killed for
Who was driving the car that hit Myrtle
Daisy
Who is the speaker, who are they speaking to:
"You always look so cool."
Daisy to Gatsby
Who faces legal consequences for Myrtle's death?
...no one
Carpool arrangements on the way TO NYC:
Gatsby's car: Tom, Jordan, Nick
Tom's car: Gatsby, Daisy
The person who told Wilson the yellow car was actually Gatsby's
Tom
"[Wilson] had discovered that Myrtle had some sort of life apart from him in another world, and the shock had made him physically sick. I stared at him and then at Tom, who had made a parallel discovery less than an hour before."
What was the "parallel discovery" Nick is talking about?
Wilson and Tom both discovered their wives were having affairs
Wilson seems to believe that "God" is present in what form?
The eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg
This is who Myrtle Wilson THINKS is driving the yellow car when she runs out into the street
Tom
Where do Tom and Daisy go at the end of the novel?
We don't know; they don't leave an address
"he had deliberately given Daisy a sense of security; he let her believe that he was a person from much the same stratum as herself—that he was fully able to take care of her. As a matter of fact, he had no such facilities..."
This quote is referring to WHAT, regarding Gatsby?
Gatsby originally lied to Daisy about his wealth; he had nothing, but led her to believe he did
The weather in Ch 7 serves what purpose?
HOT = echoes the tension and "uncomfortable" feeling in the hotel
George Wilson is very much misled about Myrtle's death. What does he think is the reason for her death?
She was having an affair with Gatsby and he murdered her on purpose
Henry Gatz shows these two things to Nick
A photo of his house, a journal with a schedule
"...like that ashen, fantastic figure gliding toward [Gatsby] through the amorphous trees"
WHO is this "ashen" figure?
George Wilson
Based on how the novel ends, what is Fitzgerald saying about the American Dream?
It's unattainable/corrupt/hopeless.