SETTINGS
Home to the newly rich. Nick and Jay Gatsby live here.
West Egg
Nicks cousin, The wife of a rich man with old money.
Daisy
The clash between 'old money' and 'new money'
Class
The green light
Symbolizes Gatsby's love for Daisy
"I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.
This quote was said by Daisy.
Home of people with old money, or families with inherited wealth.
East Egg
Someone who can be found reaching out on the end of a dock.
Gatsby
The novel explains how the American Dream fell apart.
The Valley of Ashes
Represents the breakdown of morality caused by wealth and inequality.
"I wasn't actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity."
Nick says this quote.
A desolate industrial wasteland where poor people live
The Valley of Ashes
Meyer Wolfsheim
The novel criticizes the idea that wealth is the only path to success and happiness. Showing how this became corrupted in the 1920's
The American Dream
Owl Eyes
Symbolizes the few people who care about Gatsby.
"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
This quote was said by Jordan
Where Nick came from before moving to New York. Also where many of Gatsby's many criminal deals take place.
The Midwest
A Greek immigrant who owns a Cafe.
Michaelis
Tom and Daisy have on of these with eachother
The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg
Symbolizes spirituality, and are associated with the eyes of God looking down on society.
"Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead."
Meyer Wolfhshiem says this quote.
A symbol of the 1920s, from when America was transitioning into a more liberal country, Nick sometimes joins Gatsby for work or buisness here.
New York City
Explores how people sought refuge in this to escape the present.
The past.
Meyer Wolfsheim
Represents the link between Gatsby's high society life and his dealings with Wolfsheim's organized crime syndicate.
"Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope."
This quote is said by Nick