Characters
He's from Minnesota and fought in World War 1
Who is Nick Carraway?
1922
What year is The Great Gatsby set in?
A series of love triangles
What is the main conflict?
Money and wealth
What does gold represent?
"Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can."
What is something Jay Gatsby said?
He's a leisurely and profound millionaire
Who is Jay Gatsby?
It follows Jay Gatsby's quest to win back his love by faking a successful life
What is the plot of The Great Gatsby?
Gatsby is insecure about his identity
What is the main internal conflict?
Life, wealth, love, jealousy, and anger
What does red represent?
"I'd like to just get one of those pink clouds and put you in it and push you around."
What is something Daisy Buchanan said?
She's a beautiful, shallow rich woman who is materialistic
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
East Egg and West Egg, Long Island
Where does The Great Gatsby take place?
Pursuing wealth and social status at the expense of moral integrity
What is the moral conflict?
Innocence
What does white represent?
"I'm thirty... I'm five years too old to lie to myself and call it honor."
What is something Nick Carraway said?
She's a gossiping, dishonest person who is an old friend of Daisy Buchanan
Who is Jordan Baker?
In this chapter Nick arrives in New York, moves in next to Gatsby's mansion, and meets characters such as Daisy and Tom Buchanan
What is the plot of chapter one?
The dispute between the three social classes: the old-money, the new-money, and the no-money
What is the social conflict?
Hopes, illusions, and sorrow
What does blue represent?
"Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time."
What is something Tom Buchanan said?
He's an aggressive rich man who is one of the most despised characters
Who is Tom Buchanan?
This chapter takes place 2 years after Gatsby's death and describes the events of the funeral and after the funeral
What is the plot of chapter 9 (the last chapter)?
An external conflict between Daisy and Tom Buchanan
What is the main conflict of chapter one?
Decadence, bleakness, corruption, disillusionment, and spiritual emptiness
What does grey represent?
"Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead... After that my own rule is to let everything else alone."
What is something Meyer Wolfsheim said?