The Great Gatsby
His car is yellow.
Who is Jay Gatsby?
Narrator point of view in The Great Gatsby
First person
Author of The Great Gatsby
F Scott Fitzgerald
Shoots Gatsby
George Wilson
He is the narrator of the story.
Who is Nick Carraway?
“I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
Daisy
Tom buys her a puppy.
Myrtle Wilson?
They live on East Egg.
Tom and Daisy Buchanan
His cuff links are made of human molars.
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
Professional golfer - and a suspected cheater
Who is Jordan Baker?
This is where Nick moves back to at the end of the novel.
What is the mid-west?
Theme of the book (mentions a dream).
What is the American Dream?
Taught Gatsby how to act and speak like a "rich man."
Who is Dan Cody?
She ran over Myrtle
Who is Daisy Buchanan?
Why was Gatsby throwing big parties?
To get Daisy's attention
Who does Tom try to hook Nick up with?
Who is Catherine/Myrtle's sister
They were riding in Gatsby's car on the way to New York.
Who are Tom, Nick, and Jordan?
Why is Gatsby killed?
George Wilson believes he killed Myrtle and was her side man. OR Tom convinced him Gatsby was the driver of the car that killed Myrtle.
Law that made alcohol illegal
What is Prohibition?
Industrial wasteland where Myrtle lived
What is the Valley of Ashes?
Gatsby's original name
James Gatz
Gatsby real family was this.
Poor farmers
What kind of novel is The Great Gatsby?
Fiction
The blue coupe car belonged to this man
Who is Tom Buchanan?
Famed oculist (eye doctor) who symbolized the "eyes of God."
Dr. Eckelburg