Unlike most of his guests, Nick is one of the few people at Gatsby’s party who actually receives this
A formal invitation
Gatsby wants Nick to do this favor for him regarding Daisy.
Invite Daisy to tea at Nick’s house
What is the symbol of Daisy and dreams that loses some significance for Gatsby in Chapter 5?
the green light
Why does Gatsby leave the speak easy at the end of chapter 4?
Tom appears.
Name two examples of Gatsby's behavior before Daisy's arrival.
He sends flowers. He gets Nick's lawn mowed. Despite the preparations, he becomes absent-minded about them ("'What grass?'"). He offers Nick a business connection. He becomes worried that Daisy is not coming though there are two minutes left until the time agreed upon.
The valley of ashes represent/symbolize?
moral and social decay/poverty
Nick describes Jordan Baker as being this, hinting at her dishonest nature.
What is "incurably dishonest"?
What does the green light that Gatsby reaches for at the end of Chapter 1 symbolize?
Gatsby's dream of reuniting with Daisy
Explain the symbolic significance of the billboard of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg.
The large, faceless eyes look out at the lack of morality around them. They may be representative of the eyes of God or some other divine entity. They could also be representative of the absence of God, since the unused billboard is a meager stand-in for a deity.
Gatsby shows these two small items as proof of his past to Nick in the car. Be specific.
A medal from Montenegro and a photograph of him at Oxford
By the end of the chapter, Gatsby’s dream of being with Daisy begins to lose its power because of this reason.
There is a gap between reality and his idealized vision of her