daisy
How do nick and daisy know each other ?
They are cousins
The green light
The green light is a symbol of the unreachable
Daisy
"I hope she'll be a fool. That's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
Daisy Buchanan
east egg
what people like to call the wealthier of the two eggs
what was daisy obsessed with ?
Gins and liquor.
Gatsbys house
provides a venue to show off his great wealth
who found out about gatsbys and Daisys affair ?
Tom
"there are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired."
Nick Carraway
west egg
where gatsby lives and is a suburban version
myrtle
Nick's mantle clock
This symbolizes Gatsbys desire to return to a previous time.
why does gatsby stop throwing parties
he stop throwing them once daisy and tom had seen proof about gatsbys wealth
"Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead."
Meyer Wolfshiem
New York
represents the theme of Nicks quest for wealth and to achieve the American Dream.
what does daisy discover about tom
hes having affairs
gatsbys parties
the parties are empty and meaningless just like the guests are in vain inside.
how did Gatsby die ?
Wilson shoots Gatsby ?
"Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope."
Nick Carraway
the valley of ashes
The valley of ashes also symbolizes the plight of the poor
where is daisy from ?
Louisville kentucky
Gatsbys automobile
cars are considered status symbols so they are a symbol of extravagance and emptiness
what does gatsby tell nick about himself
he's the son of a wealthy now-dead Mid westerners
"NO amount of for or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart.
Nick caraway
the green light