Characters
Who wrote the book?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What is "The Valley of Ashes" represent?
It is the wasteland between the east and west egg.
What is the difference between East and West Egg?
The West egg represent new money and people who work for their wealth. The East egg represent old money and a place of residence who inherit their wealth.
Where does Nick find Gatsby after the accident?
killed and floating in the pool
What was Gatsby's reaction to Daisy's daughter?
Gatsby can't believe that Daisy's daughter is real because that means the Tom and Daisy's marriage is real.
Who are the main characters (name 3 characters)
Gatsby, Daisy, Tom
What is Gatsby's childhood schedule represent?
It is the standard that Gatsby sets for himself as a boy, but he also set this standard in order to improve himself.
What does Gatsby tell Nick the night of the accident?
He told him that Daisy was driving and he didn't want anyone to know. He wanted Nick to know because of his trust in him.
Why did Gatsby get murdered? and why?
George Wilson killed Gatsby out of revenge for killing his wife because he thought Gatsby killed his wife but it was Daisy.
How does Tom know when Daisy is in love with Gatsby?
It is the way she speaks to him and how she looks at him.
What is Daisy's daughters name?
Pamela Buchanan
What does the "owl-eyed" man represent?
Alcoholic, standard person, showing us that everything is not a for saud. It represents a sense of wisdom, but also can symbolize an omen of death.
Why does Gatsby take the blame about the accident?
Gatsby is trying to protect Daisy when she just killed someone.
Why does Gatsby let Daisy drive his car?
Gatsby wants to calm Daisy nerves after a tense lunch.
Why did Daisy marry Tom instead of Gatsby?
She marry Tom because she knew that he could provide more material comforts.
Who motivated Gatsby and why?
Daisy motivated him because Gatsby really loves Daisy for all of his life.
What is the eye of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg represent?
The eye represent the upper up watching. It represents the essential meaninglessness of the world and the arbitrariness of the mental process by which people invest objects.
Where does Daisy say Gatsby get his money?
Gatsby wealth come from a chain of drugstores that he owns.
Who is to blame for Gatsby's death? and why?
Caused by a combination of Tom, Daisy, and Nick Caraway, but it was mostly Tom Buchanan because Tom told George that it was Gatsby's car is the same car that hit Myrtle.
why did Gatsby dismissed so many of his servants?
Because his old servants we judging him for being with Daisy.
Who is Myrtle sister? What is the rumor has she heard about Gatsby?
Catherine and she heard that Jay Gatsby is the nephew or cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm.
What does Gatsby and his gold tie and silver shirt represent?
represent wealth
What does the green light symbolize at the end of Daisy dock and to Gatsby?
He is reaching for the things he wants in life in the future, but it is out of reach for him. It symbolizes the destruction of Gatsby’s dream. It also represents a past love that had been lost, but after many years Gatsby had found that love again. For Gatsby, the green light symbol of hope.
Who attended Gatsby's funeral?
Nick, Owel-Eyes, a few servants, Gatsby's father (Henry C. Gatz).
What does Nick yelled back to Gatsby right before he leaves his house?
Nick shouts that Gatsby is worth more than the Buchanans and all of their friends.