Quotes
"I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library"
Owl Eyes
Jordan Baker is a professional athlete, which sport does she play?
She is a professional Golfer
Do you think Tom will leave Daisy for Myrtle?
Tom gets mad at myrtle for saying Daisy's name and breaks her nose. Indicates a lack of tenderness from myrtle and respect for Daisy
Who is owl eyes?
A drunk man
"I'm sorry about the clock"
Gatsby
What symbolic associations do you connect with to the color green?
Luck, money, etc.
How do we know that myrtle is not an intellectual?
She is convinced she is loved by tom
Why do you suppose that Jordan does not believe Gatsby when he says that he attended Oxford college in England?
Does not fit Jordan stereo type of an Oxford man
"Toms got some woman in New York"
Jordan
What was the advice given to Nick by his Father?
Be humble and don't judge people
Mr. Chester McKee lives in the apartment upstairs from the one kept by tom in the city. What is Mr. McKee's profession?
His profession is a photographer.
What unexpected common bond do Gatsby and Nick share?
Gatsby and Nick were both in the third division in France during the war
Why does Gatsby disappear after lunch?
Gatsby disappears after lunch because he is refusing to see time. Gatsby it also has a crush on Daisy
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past"
Nick Carraway
When Nick comes back from the war, why does he decide to go east?
Going to learn the bond business
What's up with the puppy?
The puppy is a coward like myrtle
Towards the end of the party, we have the unflattering description of husbands and wives and also the drunk who has crashed his car. What is Fitzgeralds deeper message to us here?
Rich people drive recklessly. Also Owl eyes was crashed his car
What happened the night before the wedding?
Daisy got super drunk and attempted to throw away a pearl necklace that tom got her.
"Civilizations going to pieces...its up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things"
Tom
What is the name of the book tom wants to talk about at dinner?
What does this book show about tom?
"Rise of the Colored"
Tom is racist
During the impromptu party, myrtle Wilson, times lover, tells the story of how they met. How did myrtle and tom meet?
They met on a train.
In what ways is Gatsby's behavior at his party quite unlike the behavior of most of his guests?
Gatsby does not party or drink.
Who is Wolfsheim and what does he wear?
A businessman/gangster, Gatsby also does business with him. He wears cuff links made out of human molars.