Quotes
"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us."
Nick Carraway
What did Gatsby get exposed for?
Illegal sales of alcohol
The narrator
Nick Carraway
Referred to also the "Jazz age"
The Roaring Twenties/1920s
Represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams for the future
The Green Light
“Do you always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it?.”
Daisy Buchanan
Who is Jordan Baker?
Professional golfer and a close acquaintance of Daisy Buchanan.
Wealthy, throws many parties and dishonest
Jay Gatsby
Tom and Daisy's marriage
Love, Desire, and Relationships
When Nick invites Daisy and Gatsby to tea at his house
Nick's Mantle Clock
"I married him because I thought he was a gentleman…I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn’t fit to lick my shoe."
Myrtle Wilson
Why do Tom and Daisy leave?
The death of Myrtle Wilson.
A competitive golfer
Jordan Baker
Happiness is the only thing money can’t buy.
Money & Wealth
Between West Egg and New York City
The Valley of Ashes
"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
Why did Nick take care of Gatsby's funeral?
He was his only close friend and the only person who really cared about him
Cheats on her husband and dies
Myrtle Wilson
Nick’s storytelling is skipping back and forth
Time
The extravagance of the Jazz Age along with its emptiness
Enormous Mansion
Gatsby's Extravagant House
"I spoke to her," he muttered, after a long silence. "I told her she might fool me but she couldn't fool God. I took her to the window—"
George Wilson
How does Nick react to the phone call revealing Gatsby’s criminal activities?
He felt disgusted and felt like all he told was lies when he received the phone call revealing Gatsby's criminal activities.
Odd, lunatic and drunk
Owl Eyes
Involves Tom and Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby, George and Myrtle Wilson
Class (Old Money, New Money, No Money)
Representing God staring down upon and judging American society as a moral wasteland
The Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg